diff --git a/noir_stdlib/src/compat.nr b/noir_stdlib/src/compat.nr
index 5d80c422c33..30b7f73f130 100644
--- a/noir_stdlib/src/compat.nr
+++ b/noir_stdlib/src/compat.nr
@@ -1,4 +1,18 @@
+global BN254_MODULUS_BE_BYTES: [u8; 32] = [
+    48, 100, 78, 114, 225, 49, 160, 41, 184, 80, 69, 182, 129, 129, 88, 93, 40, 51, 232, 72, 121, 185, 112, 145, 67, 225, 245, 147, 240, 0, 0, 1
+];
+
 pub fn is_bn254() -> bool {
-    // bn254 truncates its curve order to 0
-    21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617 == 0
+    // TODO: refactor this once https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/5245 is resolved.
+    let modulus_bytes = crate::field::modulus_be_bytes();
+    if modulus_bytes.len() == 32 {
+        let mut modulus_bytes_array: [u8; 32] = [0; 32];
+        for i in 0..32 {
+            modulus_bytes_array[i] = modulus_bytes[i];
+        }
+
+        modulus_bytes_array == BN254_MODULUS_BE_BYTES
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
 }