diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/_fsspec.py b/src/zarr/storage/_fsspec.py
index a4730a93d9..cacaf9579f 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/_fsspec.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/_fsspec.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.path = path
         self.allowed_exceptions = allowed_exceptions
 
-        if not self.fs.async_impl:
+        if not self.fs.async_impl or not self.fs.asynchronous:
             raise TypeError("Filesystem needs to support async operations.")
         if not self.fs.asynchronous:
             warnings.warn(