diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreterbase/decorators.py b/mesonbuild/interpreterbase/decorators.py
index eabc6d864..1791deb7f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreterbase/decorators.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreterbase/decorators.py
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class KwargInfo(T.Generic[_T]):
                  deprecated: T.Optional[str] = None,
                  deprecated_values: T.Optional[T.Dict[str, str]] = None,
                  validator: T.Optional[T.Callable[[_T], T.Optional[str]]] = None,
-                 convertor: T.Optional[T.Callable[[_T], TYPE_var]] = None,
+                 convertor: T.Optional[T.Callable[[_T], object]] = None,
                  not_set_warning: T.Optional[str] = None):
         self.name = name
         self.types = types
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@ def typed_kwargs(name: str, *types: KwargInfo) -> T.Callable[..., T.Any]:
 
         @wraps(f)
         def wrapper(*wrapped_args: T.Any, **wrapped_kwargs: T.Any) -> T.Any:
-            kwargs, subproject = get_callee_args(wrapped_args, want_subproject=True)[3:5]
+            _kwargs, subproject = get_callee_args(wrapped_args, want_subproject=True)[3:5]
+            # Cast here, as the convertor function may place something other than a TYPE_var in the kwargs
+            kwargs = T.cast(T.Dict[str, object], _kwargs)
 
             all_names = {t.name for t in types}
             unknowns = set(kwargs).difference(all_names)