diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
index 142084e79..1b280eb83 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py
@@ -23,24 +23,31 @@ from .mixins.gnu import GnuCompiler
 from .mixins.clang import ClangCompiler
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..dependencies import ExternalProgram
     from ..envconfig import MachineInfo
+    from ..environment import Environment
+    from ..linkers import DynamicLinker
 
 
 class ObjCCompiler(CLikeCompiler, Compiler):
 
     language = 'objc'
 
-    def __init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine: MachineChoice,
+    def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoice,
                  is_cross: bool, info: 'MachineInfo',
-                 exe_wrap: T.Optional[str], **kwargs):
-        Compiler.__init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine, info, is_cross=is_cross, **kwargs)
+                 exe_wrap: T.Optional['ExternalProgram'],
+                 linker: T.Optional['DynamicLinker'] = None,
+                 full_version: T.Optional[str] = None):
+        Compiler.__init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine, info,
+                          is_cross=is_cross, full_version=full_version,
+                          linker=linker)
         CLikeCompiler.__init__(self, exe_wrap)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def get_display_language():
+    def get_display_language() -> str:
         return 'Objective-C'
 
-    def sanity_check(self, work_dir, environment):
+    def sanity_check(self, work_dir: str, environment: 'Environment') -> None:
         # TODO try to use sanity_check_impl instead of duplicated code
         source_name = os.path.join(work_dir, 'sanitycheckobjc.m')
         binary_name = os.path.join(work_dir, 'sanitycheckobjc')
@@ -67,11 +74,14 @@ class ObjCCompiler(CLikeCompiler, Compiler):
 
 
 class GnuObjCCompiler(GnuCompiler, ObjCCompiler):
-    def __init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine: MachineChoice,
-                 is_cross, info: 'MachineInfo', exe_wrapper=None,
-                 defines=None, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoice,
+                 is_cross: bool, info: 'MachineInfo',
+                 exe_wrapper: T.Optional['ExternalProgram'] = None,
+                 defines: T.Optional[T.Dict[str, str]] = None,
+                 linker: T.Optional['DynamicLinker'] = None,
+                 full_version: T.Optional[str] = None):
         ObjCCompiler.__init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine, is_cross,
-                              info, exe_wrapper, **kwargs)
+                              info, exe_wrapper, linker=linker, full_version=full_version)
         GnuCompiler.__init__(self, defines)
         default_warn_args = ['-Wall', '-Winvalid-pch']
         self.warn_args = {'0': [],
@@ -81,12 +91,15 @@ class GnuObjCCompiler(GnuCompiler, ObjCCompiler):
 
 
 class ClangObjCCompiler(ClangCompiler, ObjCCompiler):
-    def __init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine: MachineChoice,
-                 is_cross, info: 'MachineInfo', exe_wrapper=None,
-                 **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, exelist: T.List[str], version: str, for_machine: MachineChoice,
+                 is_cross: bool, info: 'MachineInfo',
+                 exe_wrapper: T.Optional['ExternalProgram'] = None,
+                 defines: T.Optional[T.Dict[str, str]] = None,
+                 linker: T.Optional['DynamicLinker'] = None,
+                 full_version: T.Optional[str] = None):
         ObjCCompiler.__init__(self, exelist, version, for_machine, is_cross,
-                              info, exe_wrapper, **kwargs)
-        ClangCompiler.__init__(self, [])
+                              info, exe_wrapper, linker=linker, full_version=full_version)
+        ClangCompiler.__init__(self, defines)
         default_warn_args = ['-Wall', '-Winvalid-pch']
         self.warn_args = {'0': [],
                           '1': default_warn_args,
diff --git a/run_mypy.py b/run_mypy.py
index 6d9eb13e0..bdfda3c40 100755
--- a/run_mypy.py
+++ b/run_mypy.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ modules = [
   'mesonbuild/arglist.py',
   'mesonbuild/compilers/compilers.py',
   'mesonbuild/compilers/c_function_attributes.py',
+  'mesonbuild/compilers/objc.py',
   # 'mesonbuild/coredata.py',
   'mesonbuild/dependencies/boost.py',
   'mesonbuild/dependencies/hdf5.py',