diff --git a/mesonbuild/_pathlib.py b/mesonbuild/_pathlib.py
index 640b5ed21dd2..561a135db1dd 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/_pathlib.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/_pathlib.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     python bugs are fixed and it is OK to tell our users to "just upgrade
     python".
 '''
+from __future__ import annotations
 
 import pathlib
 import os
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
index 392a082969d3..09cf9e11eed0 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/asm.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import os
 import typing as T
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/test_loaded_modules.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/test_loaded_modules.py
index b3547beafe9d..f824134f2863 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/test_loaded_modules.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/test_loaded_modules.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import sys
 import json
 import typing as T
+
 from . import meson_exe
 
 # This script is used by run_unittests.py to verify we don't load too many
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/yasm.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/yasm.py
index 730ff3e1657c..1d25e6f008bf 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/yasm.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/yasm.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import argparse
 import subprocess
 import typing as T