diff --git a/pkg_resources/__init__.py b/pkg_resources/__init__.py
index da7942775f3..34d246002f8 100644
--- a/pkg_resources/__init__.py
+++ b/pkg_resources/__init__.py
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from _typeshed import StrPath
-    from types import _LoaderProtocol
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 # Type aliases
@@ -137,6 +136,8 @@
 # Any object works, but let's indicate we expect something like a module (optionally has __loader__ or __file__)
 _ModuleLike = Union[object, types.ModuleType]
 _AdapterType = Callable[..., Any]  # Incomplete
+# Use _typeshed.importlib.LoaderProtocol once available https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/11890
+_LoaderProtocol = Any  # Incomplete
 
 
 _PEP440_FALLBACK = re.compile(r"^v?(?P<safe>(?:[0-9]+!)?[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)*)", re.I)
diff --git a/pkg_resources/extern/__init__.py b/pkg_resources/extern/__init__.py
index 90bb8741d50..96b596ace29 100644
--- a/pkg_resources/extern/__init__.py
+++ b/pkg_resources/extern/__init__.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def find_spec(
     ):
         """Return a module spec for vendored names."""
         return (
-            # https://github.com/python/typeshed/issues/11882
+            # This should fix itself next mypy release https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/11890
             importlib.util.spec_from_loader(fullname, self)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
             if self._module_matches_namespace(fullname)
             else None