diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
index 9f8394d63b4..7be2fdf0445 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageFont.py
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 import warnings
 from enum import IntEnum
 from io import BytesIO
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import BinaryIO
 
 from . import Image
+from ._typing import StrOrBytesPath
 from ._util import is_directory, is_path
 
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class FreeTypeFont:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        font: bytes | str | Path | BinaryIO | None = None,
+        font: StrOrBytesPath | BinaryIO | None = None,
         size: float = 10,
         index: int = 0,
         encoding: str = "",