diff --git a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
index ce7db08a4..93067b6c2 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/outcomes.py
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def importorskip(
     modname: str,
     minversion: Optional[str] = None,
     reason: Optional[str] = None,
-    exc: type[ImportError] = ImportError,
+    exc: Type[ImportError] = ImportError,
 ) -> Any:
     """Import and return the requested module ``modname``, or skip the
     current test if the module cannot be imported.