diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index bcdc18b20..b81d86c6c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ nitpicky = True
 # generating warnings in “nitpicky mode”. Note that type should include the domain name
 # if present. Example entries would be ('py:func', 'int') or
 # ('envvar', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH').
-nitpick_ignore = [("py:class", "_io.BytesIO")]
+nitpick_ignore = [("py:class", "_io.BytesIO"), ("py:class", "_CmsProfileCompatible")]
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output ----------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
index b6c5de5b3..fdfbee789 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ from ._typing import SupportsRead
 
 try:
     from . import _imagingcms as core
+
+    _CmsProfileCompatible = Union[
+        str, SupportsRead[bytes], core.CmsProfile, "ImageCmsProfile"
+    ]
 except ImportError as ex:
     # Allow error import for doc purposes, but error out when accessing
     # anything in core.
@@ -389,10 +393,6 @@ def get_display_profile(handle: SupportsInt | None = None) -> ImageCmsProfile |
 # pyCMS compatible layer
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------.
 
-_CmsProfileCompatible = Union[
-    str, SupportsRead[bytes], core.CmsProfile, ImageCmsProfile
-]
-
 
 class PyCMSError(Exception):
     """(pyCMS) Exception class.