diff --git a/lib/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job.rb b/lib/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job.rb
index 320ece90e..583f56faf 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/rails/matchers/active_job.rb
@@ -168,8 +168,14 @@ def job_matches?(job)
           end
 
           # Rails 6.1 serializes the priority with a string key
-          def fetch_priority(job)
-            job[:priority] || job['priority']
+          if ::Rails.version.to_f >= 7
+            def fetch_priority(job)
+              job[:priority]
+            end
+          else
+            def fetch_priority(job)
+              job['priority']
+            end
           end
 
           def arguments_match?(job)