diff --git a/redbot/core/config.py b/redbot/core/config.py
index 0e4cf1110ca..1126ce08ba4 100644
--- a/redbot/core/config.py
+++ b/redbot/core/config.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     AsyncContextManager,
     Awaitable,
     Dict,
+    Generator,
     MutableMapping,
     Optional,
     Tuple,
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ def __init__(self, value_obj: "Value", coro: Awaitable[Any], *, acquire_lock: bo
         self.__acquire_lock = acquire_lock
         self.__lock = self.value_obj.get_lock()
 
-    def __await__(self) -> _T:
+    def __await__(self) -> Generator[Any, None, _T]:
         return self.coro.__await__()
 
     async def __aenter__(self) -> _T: