diff --git a/src/_pytest/main.py b/src/_pytest/main.py
index 7ce4c19ea..283ff29b1 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/main.py
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ class Session(nodes.FSCollector):
 
         return ihook.pytest_collect_file(path=path, parent=self)
 
-    def _recurse(self, dirpath):
+    def _recurse(self, dirpath: py.path.local) -> bool:
         if dirpath.basename == "__pycache__":
             return False
         ihook = self.gethookproxy(dirpath.dirpath())
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python.py b/src/_pytest/python.py
index 82dca3bcc..869e45261 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python.py
@@ -571,12 +571,12 @@ class Package(Module):
             func = partial(_call_with_optional_argument, teardown_module, self.obj)
             self.addfinalizer(func)
 
-    def _recurse(self, dirpath):
+    def _recurse(self, dirpath: py.path.local) -> bool:
         if dirpath.basename == "__pycache__":
             return False
         ihook = self.gethookproxy(dirpath.dirpath())
         if ihook.pytest_ignore_collect(path=dirpath, config=self.config):
-            return
+            return False
         for pat in self._norecursepatterns:
             if dirpath.check(fnmatch=pat):
                 return False