diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/locale.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/locale.pyi
index c8deb22e8..a0d7383ad 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/locale.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/locale.pyi
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ def strxfrm(string: _str) -> _str: ...
 def format(format: _str, val: Union[float, Decimal], grouping: bool = ...,
            monetary: bool = ...) -> _str: ...
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 7):
-    def format_string(format: _str, val: Sequence[Any],
+    def format_string(format: _str, val: Any,
                       grouping: bool = ..., monetary: bool = ...) -> _str: ...
 else:
-    def format_string(format: _str, val: Sequence[Any],
+    def format_string(format: _str, val: Any,
                       grouping: bool = ...) -> _str: ...
 def currency(val: Union[int, float, Decimal], symbol: bool = ..., grouping: bool = ...,
              international: bool = ...) -> _str: ...