diff --git a/libqtile/utils.py b/libqtile/utils.py
index 968abb8c05..01323012bc 100644
--- a/libqtile/utils.py
+++ b/libqtile/utils.py
@@ -31,15 +31,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from random import randint
 from shutil import which
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine, TypeVar, Union
-
-    ColorType = Union[str, tuple[int, int, int], tuple[int, int, int, float]]
-    ColorsType = Union[ColorType, list[ColorType]]
-
-    T = TypeVar("T")
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union
 
 try:
     from dbus_next import AuthError, Message, Variant
@@ -52,6 +44,14 @@
 
 from libqtile.log_utils import logger
 
+ColorType = Union[str, tuple[int, int, int], tuple[int, int, int, float]]
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine, TypeVar
+
+    ColorsType = Union[ColorType, list[ColorType]]
+
+    T = TypeVar("T")
+
 dbus_bus_connections = set()
 
 # Create a list to collect references to tasks so they're not garbage collected