diff --git a/stdlib/http/server.pyi b/stdlib/http/server.pyi
index 07cde553c1df..b273e19c10cd 100644
--- a/stdlib/http/server.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/http/server.pyi
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class SimpleHTTPRequestHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         client_address: _socket._RetAddress,
         server: socketserver.BaseServer,
         *,
-        directory: str | None = None,
+        directory: StrPath | None = None,
     ) -> None: ...
     def do_GET(self) -> None: ...
     def do_HEAD(self) -> None: ...