diff --git a/src/dask_awkward/layers/layers.py b/src/dask_awkward/layers/layers.py
index 27e1f15d..8d476cb2 100644
--- a/src/dask_awkward/layers/layers.py
+++ b/src/dask_awkward/layers/layers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 _dask_uses_tasks = hasattr(dask.blockwise, "Task")
 
 if _dask_uses_tasks:
-    from dask.blockwise import Task, TaskRef
+    from dask.blockwise import Task, TaskRef # type: ignore
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from awkward import Array as AwkwardArray