diff --git a/stdlib/pkgutil.pyi b/stdlib/pkgutil.pyi
index e0f392fd9..0b60a4868 100644
--- a/stdlib/pkgutil.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/pkgutil.pyi
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class ImpLoader:
 
 def find_loader(fullname: str) -> Loader | None: ...
 def get_importer(path_item: str) -> PathEntryFinder | None: ...
-def get_loader(module_or_name: str) -> Loader: ...
+def get_loader(module_or_name: str) -> Loader | None: ...
 def iter_importers(fullname: str = ...) -> Iterator[MetaPathFinder | PathEntryFinder]: ...
 def iter_modules(path: Iterable[str] | None = ..., prefix: str = ...) -> Iterator[ModuleInfo]: ...
 def read_code(stream: SupportsRead[bytes]) -> Any: ...  # undocumented