diff --git a/src/_pytest/compat.py b/src/_pytest/compat.py
index cead6c3113c..08dfeca1b60 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/compat.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/compat.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def get_user_id() -> int | None:
         return None
     # getuid shouldn't fail, but cpython defines such a case.
     # Let's hope for the best.
-    uid = os.getuid()
+    uid = os.getuid()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     return uid if uid != -1 else None
 
 
diff --git a/testing/test_parseopt.py b/testing/test_parseopt.py
index 1899abe153f..b6df035aacf 100644
--- a/testing/test_parseopt.py
+++ b/testing/test_parseopt.py
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ def test_multiple_metavar_help(self, parser: parseopt.Parser) -> None:
 
 def test_argcomplete(pytester: Pytester, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> None:
     try:
-        encoding = locale.getencoding()  # New in Python 3.11, ignores utf-8 mode
+        # New in Python 3.11, ignores utf-8 mode
+        encoding = locale.getencoding()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     except AttributeError:
         encoding = locale.getpreferredencoding(False)
     try: