diff --git a/build_files/utils/make_utils.py b/build_files/utils/make_utils.py
index 697989f9a4e..25f67f6b2e9 100755
--- a/build_files/utils/make_utils.py
+++ b/build_files/utils/make_utils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,14 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from types import (
+    TracebackType,
+)
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+)
 from collections.abc import (
+    Callable,
     Sequence,
 )
 
@@ -285,9 +292,12 @@ def remove_directory(directory: Path) -> None:
     Takes care of clearing read-only attributes which might prevent deletion on
     Windows.
     """
-
-    def remove_readonly(func, path, _):
-        "Clear the readonly bit and reattempt the removal"
+    def remove_readonly(
+            func: Callable[..., Any],
+            path: str,
+            _: tuple[type[BaseException], BaseException, TracebackType],
+    ) -> None:
+        "Clear the read-only bit and reattempt the removal."
         os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWRITE)
         func(path)