diff --git a/pandas/__init__.py b/pandas/__init__.py
index 164c96e0eb0c7..f3daf6ced3d76 100644
--- a/pandas/__init__.py
+++ b/pandas/__init__.py
@@ -178,10 +178,10 @@
 # use the closest tagged version if possible
 _built_with_meson = False
 try:
-    from pandas._version_meson import (
+    from pandas._version_meson import (  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingImports]
         __version__,
         __git_version__,
-    )  # pyright: ignore [reportMissingImports]
+    )
 
     _built_with_meson = True
 except ImportError: