diff --git a/src/black/__init__.py b/src/black/__init__.py
index 0800f74c4fe..71823e001fe 100644
--- a/src/black/__init__.py
+++ b/src/black/__init__.py
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ def get_sources(
                 )
                 continue
 
-            normalized_path = normalize_path_maybe_ignore(path, root, report)
+            normalized_path: str | None = normalize_path_maybe_ignore(path, root, report)
             if normalized_path is None:
                 if verbose:
                     out(f'Skipping invalid source: "{normalized_path}"', fg="red")