diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/cgi.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/cgi.pyi
index 31f03cc62..eeb9b28d8 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/cgi.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/cgi.pyi
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 from _typeshed import SupportsGetItem, SupportsItemAccess
+from builtins import type as _type
 from typing import IO, Any, AnyStr, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Mapping, Optional, Protocol, Tuple, TypeVar, Union
 
 _T = TypeVar("_T", bound=FieldStorage)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ class MiniFieldStorage:
     def __repr__(self) -> str: ...
 
 class FieldStorage(object):
-    FieldStorageClass: Optional[type]
+    FieldStorageClass: Optional[_type]
     keep_blank_values: int
     strict_parsing: int
     qs_on_post: Optional[str]