diff --git a/Lib/pstats.py b/Lib/pstats.py
index 0f93ae02c95074..ac88c04dee25af 100644
--- a/Lib/pstats.py
+++ b/Lib/pstats.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def __new__(cls, *values):
 
 @dataclass(unsafe_hash=True)
 class FunctionProfile:
-    ncalls: int
+    ncalls: str
     tottime: float
     percall_tottime: float
     cumtime: float
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-15-00-37-33.gh-issue-96741.4b6czN.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-15-00-37-33.gh-issue-96741.4b6czN.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e7f53311e589f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-09-15-00-37-33.gh-issue-96741.4b6czN.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Corrected type annotation for dataclass attribute ``pstats.FunctionProfile.ncalls`` to be ``str``.