diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.py
index d0ab20d7969..1f044faa847 100644
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/boilerplate.py
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ def main():
         invalid_future = []
 
         for text in lines:
-            if text in (b'from __future__ import annotations', b'from __future__ import annotations  # pragma: nocover'):
+            if text in (
+                b'from __future__ import annotations',
+                b'from __future__ import annotations as _annotations',
+                b'from __future__ import annotations  # pragma: nocover',
+            ):
                 missing = False
                 break