diff --git a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
index fa353d246..513e28acf 100644
--- a/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
+++ b/src/PIL/ImageCms.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ImageCmsProfile:
                         self.profile = core.profile_frombytes(f.read())
                     return
             self.filename = profile
-            self.profile: core.CmsProfile = core.profile_open(profile)
+            self.profile = core.profile_open(profile)
         elif hasattr(profile, "read"):
             self.profile = core.profile_frombytes(profile.read())
         elif isinstance(profile, core.CmsProfile):