diff --git a/changelog.d/14084.misc b/changelog.d/14084.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..988e55f437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/14084.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix type annotation causing import time error in the Complement forking launcher.
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diff --git a/synapse/app/complement_fork_starter.py b/synapse/app/complement_fork_starter.py
index b22f315453..8c0f4a57e7 100644
--- a/synapse/app/complement_fork_starter.py
+++ b/synapse/app/complement_fork_starter.py
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ import os
 import signal
 import sys
 from types import FrameType
-from typing import Any, Callable, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from twisted.internet.main import installReactor
 
 # a list of the original signal handlers, before we installed our custom ones.
 # We restore these in our child processes.
-_original_signal_handlers: dict[int, Any] = {}
+_original_signal_handlers: Dict[int, Any] = {}
 
 
 class ProxiedReactor: