diff --git a/lib/_emerge/FakeVartree.py b/lib/_emerge/FakeVartree.py
index 72da6fb2d2..540a754ff4 100644
--- a/lib/_emerge/FakeVartree.py
+++ b/lib/_emerge/FakeVartree.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 import warnings
 
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from _emerge.Package import Package
 from _emerge.PackageVirtualDbapi import PackageVirtualDbapi
 from _emerge.resolver.DbapiProvidesIndex import PackageDbapiProvidesIndex
@@ -17,6 +19,10 @@
 from portage.update import grab_updates, parse_updates, update_dbentries
 from portage.versions import _pkg_str
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from portage.dep import Atom
+    import portage.dbapi.porttree
+
 
 class FakeVardbGetPath:
     """
@@ -296,7 +302,18 @@ def _pkg(self, cpv):
         return pkg
 
 
-def grab_global_updates(portdb):
+def grab_global_updates(
+    portdb: portage.dbapi.porttree.portdbapi,
+) -> dict[str, list[tuple[str, "Atom", "Atom"]]]:
+    """
+    Parse the repository's updates/ directory and return
+    its contents.
+
+    @param portdb: Repository whose updates we are fetching
+    @type portdb: portdbapi
+    @return: Parsed updates
+    @rtype: dict
+    """
     retupdates = {}
 
     for repo_name in portdb.getRepositories():