diff --git a/homeassistant/components/notify/legacy.py b/homeassistant/components/notify/legacy.py
index 2d91e1c065a..110671864e3 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/notify/legacy.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/notify/legacy.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import asyncio
-from collections.abc import Callable, Coroutine
+from collections.abc import Callable, Coroutine, Mapping
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Protocol, cast
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class BaseNotificationService:
     registered_targets: dict[str, Any]
 
     @property
-    def targets(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
+    def targets(self) -> Mapping[str, Any] | None:
         """Return a dictionary of registered targets."""
         return None
 
diff --git a/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py b/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
index 8dbb041fa99..7d11237fe5d 100644
--- a/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
+++ b/pylint/plugins/hass_enforce_type_hints.py
@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ _INHERITANCE_MATCH: dict[str, list[ClassTypeHintMatch]] = {
             matches=[
                 TypeHintMatch(
                     function_name="targets",
-                    return_type=["dict[str, Any]", None],
+                    return_type=["Mapping[str, Any]", None],
                 ),
                 TypeHintMatch(
                     function_name="send_message",