diff --git a/pkg_resources/__init__.py b/pkg_resources/__init__.py
index c86d9f095c..c70b792e39 100644
--- a/pkg_resources/__init__.py
+++ b/pkg_resources/__init__.py
@@ -2680,7 +2680,7 @@ def parse_map(
             _data = data.items()
         else:
             _data = split_sections(data)
-        maps: Dict[str, Dict[str, "EntryPoint"]] = {}
+        maps: Dict[str, Dict[str, EntryPoint]] = {}
         for group, lines in _data:
             if group is None:
                 if not lines: