diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/_dummy_threading.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/_dummy_threading.pyi
index c262e3a77fd0..625ec7b5c4f6 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/_dummy_threading.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/_dummy_threading.pyi
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ class Event:
     def wait(self, timeout: Optional[float] = ...) -> bool: ...
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from _thread import _excepthook as excepthook, _ExceptHookArgs as ExceptHookArgs
+    from _thread import _excepthook, _ExceptHookArgs
+
+    excepthook = _excepthook
+    ExceptHookArgs = _ExceptHookArgs
 
 class Timer(Thread):
     if sys.version_info >= (3,):
diff --git a/stdlib/2and3/threading.pyi b/stdlib/2and3/threading.pyi
index c262e3a77fd0..625ec7b5c4f6 100644
--- a/stdlib/2and3/threading.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2and3/threading.pyi
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ class Event:
     def wait(self, timeout: Optional[float] = ...) -> bool: ...
 
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
-    from _thread import _excepthook as excepthook, _ExceptHookArgs as ExceptHookArgs
+    from _thread import _excepthook, _ExceptHookArgs
+
+    excepthook = _excepthook
+    ExceptHookArgs = _ExceptHookArgs
 
 class Timer(Thread):
     if sys.version_info >= (3,):