diff --git a/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py b/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
index 6f8181d4d..5f212e6ac 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/dependencies/base.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from ..mesonlib import Popen_safe, version_compare_many, version_compare, listif
 from ..mesonlib import Version, LibType
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from ..compilers.compilers import Compiler  # noqa: F401
+    from ..compilers.compilers import CompilerType  # noqa: F401
     DependencyType = T.TypeVar('DependencyType', bound='Dependency')
 
 # These must be defined in this file to avoid cyclical references.
@@ -2488,7 +2488,7 @@ def factory_methods(methods: T.Set[DependencyMethods]) -> 'FactoryType':
 
 
 def detect_compiler(name: str, env: Environment, for_machine: MachineChoice,
-                    language: T.Optional[str]) -> T.Optional['Compiler']:
+                    language: T.Optional[str]) -> T.Optional['CompilerType']:
     """Given a language and environment find the compiler used."""
     compilers = env.coredata.compilers[for_machine]