diff --git a/stubs/polib/polib.pyi b/stubs/polib/polib.pyi
index 0788fe8ca3b4..4db1d53f556a 100644
--- a/stubs/polib/polib.pyi
+++ b/stubs/polib/polib.pyi
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ default_encoding: str
 # encoding: str
 # check_for_duplicates: bool
 @overload
-def pofile(pofile: str, *, klass: type[_TP], **kwargs: Any) -> _TP: ...
+def pofile(pofile: str | PathLike, *, klass: type[_TP], **kwargs: Any) -> _TP: ...
 @overload
-def pofile(pofile: str, **kwargs: Any) -> POFile: ...
+def pofile(pofile: str | PathLike, **kwargs: Any) -> POFile: ...
 @overload
 def mofile(mofile: str, *, klass: type[_TM], **kwargs: Any) -> _TM: ...
 @overload