diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_v4.py b/vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_v4.py
index 3f3a2fb17026..43ae930dc557 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_v4.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/models/deepseek_v4.py
@@ -957,7 +957,13 @@ def __init__(
         # we do this for because MTP layer is not included
         # in the compress ratio list
         if layer_id < config.num_hidden_layers:
-            self.compress_ratio = max(1, config.compress_ratios[layer_id])
+            if hasattr(config, "compress_ratios") and config.compress_ratios is not None:
+                self.compress_ratio = max(1, config.compress_ratios[layer_id])
+            else:
+                _rates = getattr(config, "compress_rates", None) or {}
+                _types = getattr(config, "layer_types", None) or []
+                layer_type = _types[layer_id] if layer_id < len(_types) else None
+                self.compress_ratio = max(1, _rates.get(layer_type, 0))
         else:
             self.compress_ratio = 1
         self.eps = config.rms_norm_eps