diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
index ed230426..53b35afa 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheUtils.ts
@@ -86,14 +86,20 @@ export async function getCompressionMethod(): Promise<CompressionMethod> {
   if (process.platform === 'win32' && !isGnuTarInstalled()) {
     // Disable zstd due to bug https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/301
     return CompressionMethod.Gzip
+  }
+
+  const versionOutput = await getVersion('zstd')
+  const version = semver.clean(versionOutput)
+
+  if (!versionOutput.toLowerCase().includes('zstd command line interface')) {
+    // zstd is not installed
+    return CompressionMethod.Gzip
+  } else if (!version || semver.lt(version, 'v1.3.2')) {
+    // zstd is installed but using a version earlier than v1.3.2
+    // v1.3.2 is required to use the `--long` options in zstd
+    return CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong
   } else {
-    const versionOutput = await getVersion('zstd')
-    const version = semver.clean(versionOutput)
-    return !versionOutput.toLowerCase().includes('zstd command line interface')
-      ? CompressionMethod.Gzip
-      : !version || semver.lt(version, 'v1.3.2')
-      ? CompressionMethod.ZstdOld
-      : CompressionMethod.Zstd
+    return CompressionMethod.Zstd
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
index ec1d4944..06c8c8f0 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/constants.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ export enum CacheFilename {
 
 export enum CompressionMethod {
   Gzip = 'gzip',
-  ZstdOld = 'zstd-old',
+  // Long range mode was added to zstd in v1.3.2.
+  // This enum is for earlier version of zstd that does not have --long support
+  ZstdWithoutLong = 'zstd-without-long',
   Zstd = 'zstd'
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
index 823139c1..7f836b83 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/tar.ts
@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ export async function extractTar(
   // --d: Decompress.
   // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
   // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
-  function getProg(): string[] {
+  function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
     switch (compressionMethod) {
       case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
         return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d --long=30']
-      case CompressionMethod.ZstdOld:
+      case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
         return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -d']
       default:
         return ['-z']
     }
   }
   const args = [
-    ...getProg(),
+    ...getCompressionProgram(),
     '-xf',
     archivePath.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
     '-P',
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@ export async function createTar(
   // --long=#: Enables long distance matching with # bits. Maximum is 30 (1GB) on 32-bit OS and 31 (2GB) on 64-bit.
   // Using 30 here because we also support 32-bit self-hosted runners.
   // Long range mode is added to zstd in v1.3.2 release, so we will not use --long in older version of zstd.
-  function getProg(): string[] {
+  function getCompressionProgram(): string[] {
     switch (compressionMethod) {
       case CompressionMethod.Zstd:
         return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -T0 --long=30']
-      case CompressionMethod.ZstdOld:
+      case CompressionMethod.ZstdWithoutLong:
         return ['--use-compress-program', 'zstd -T0']
       default:
         return ['-z']
     }
   }
   const args = [
-    ...getProg(),
+    ...getCompressionProgram(),
     '-cf',
     cacheFileName.replace(new RegExp(`\\${path.sep}`, 'g'), '/'),
     '-P',