diff --git a/xarray/namedarray/_typing.py b/xarray/namedarray/_typing.py
index 1a169a28ff9..b715973814f 100644
--- a/xarray/namedarray/_typing.py
+++ b/xarray/namedarray/_typing.py
@@ -211,7 +211,9 @@ def __array_namespace__(self) -> ModuleType: ...
 # NamedArray can most likely use both __array_function__ and __array_namespace__:
 _arrayfunction_or_api = (_arrayfunction, _arrayapi)
 
-duckarray = Union[_arrayfunction[_ShapeType, _DType], _arrayapi[_ShapeType, _DType]]
+duckarray = Union[
+    _arrayfunction[_ShapeType_co, _DType_co], _arrayapi[_ShapeType_co, _DType_co]
+]
 
 # Corresponds to np.typing.NDArray:
 DuckArray = _arrayfunction[Any, np.dtype[_ScalarType_co]]