diff --git a/falcon/util/uri.py b/falcon/util/uri.py
index b14363cef..a9acec6d4 100644
--- a/falcon/util/uri.py
+++ b/falcon/util/uri.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from falcon.constants import PYPY
 
 try:
-    from falcon.cyutil import uri as _cy_uri
+    from falcon.cyutil import uri as _cy_uri  # type: ignore
 except ImportError:
     _cy_uri = None