diff --git a/stdlib/_thread.pyi b/stdlib/_thread.pyi
index dba8664fb..8bd0b1796 100644
--- a/stdlib/_thread.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/_thread.pyi
@@ -46,3 +46,8 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 12):
     def daemon_threads_allowed() -> bool: ...
+
+class _local:
+    def __getattribute__(self, __name: str) -> Any: ...
+    def __setattr__(self, __name: str, __value: Any) -> None: ...
+    def __delattr__(self, __name: str) -> None: ...
diff --git a/stdlib/threading.pyi b/stdlib/threading.pyi
index badd09cae..bcd73823c 100644
--- a/stdlib/threading.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/threading.pyi
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import _thread
 import sys
 from _typeshed import ProfileFunction, TraceFunction
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Mapping
@@ -68,12 +69,8 @@ def stack_size(size: int = ...) -> int: ...
 
 TIMEOUT_MAX: float
 
-class ThreadError(Exception): ...
-
-class local:
-    def __getattribute__(self, __name: str) -> Any: ...
-    def __setattr__(self, __name: str, __value: Any) -> None: ...
-    def __delattr__(self, __name: str) -> None: ...
+ThreadError = _thread.error
+local = _thread._local
 
 class Thread:
     name: str