diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/nixos_rebuild/utils.py b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/nixos_rebuild/utils.py
index 11a0d9188294..4af16b62485b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/nixos_rebuild/utils.py
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ni/nixos-rebuild-ng/src/nixos_rebuild/utils.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import logging
 from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
-from typing import Any, TypeAlias, assert_never, override
+from typing import Any, assert_never, override
 
-Args: TypeAlias = bool | str | list[str] | int | None
+type Args = bool | str | list[str] | int | None
 
 
 class LogFormatter(logging.Formatter):