diff --git a/src/import/export.c b/src/import/export.c
index b3edc1a787e..d891ca18168 100644
--- a/src/import/export.c
+++ b/src/import/export.c
@@ -249,17 +249,8 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return version();
 
                 case ARG_FORMAT:
-                        if (streq(optarg, "uncompressed"))
-                                arg_compress = IMPORT_COMPRESS_UNCOMPRESSED;
-                        else if (streq(optarg, "xz"))
-                                arg_compress = IMPORT_COMPRESS_XZ;
-                        else if (streq(optarg, "gzip"))
-                                arg_compress = IMPORT_COMPRESS_GZIP;
-                        else if (streq(optarg, "bzip2"))
-                                arg_compress = IMPORT_COMPRESS_BZIP2;
-                        else if (streq(optarg, "zstd"))
-                                arg_compress = IMPORT_COMPRESS_ZSTD;
-                        else
+                        arg_compress = import_compress_type_from_string(optarg);
+                        if (arg_compress < 0 || arg_compress == IMPORT_COMPRESS_UNKNOWN)
                                 return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
                                                        "Unknown format: %s", optarg);
                         break;