diff --git a/src/_pytest/compat.py b/src/_pytest/compat.py
index d0cb07b22..fab4c3110 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/compat.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/compat.py
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@ from typing import Union
 import attr
 import py
 
+# fmt: off
+# Workaround for https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/issues/10351.
+# If `overload` is imported from `compat` instead of from `typing`,
+# Sphinx doesn't recognize it as `overload` and the API docs for
+# overloaded functions look good again. But type checkers handle
+# it fine.
+# fmt: on
+if True:
+    from typing import overload as overload
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing_extensions import Final
 
@@ -345,7 +355,6 @@ else:
 if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
     from functools import cached_property as cached_property
 else:
-    from typing import overload
     from typing import Type
 
     class cached_property(Generic[_S, _T]):
diff --git a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
index 30b6054d0..d79895c26 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/fixtures.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from typing import List
 from typing import MutableMapping
 from typing import NoReturn
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import overload
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ from _pytest.compat import getimfunc
 from _pytest.compat import getlocation
 from _pytest.compat import is_generator
 from _pytest.compat import NOTSET
+from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.compat import safe_getattr
 from _pytest.config import _PluggyPlugin
 from _pytest.config import Config
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ def fixture(
 
 
 @overload
-def fixture(
+def fixture(  # noqa: F811
     fixture_function: None = ...,
     *,
     scope: "Union[_ScopeName, Callable[[str, Config], _ScopeName]]" = ...,
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ def fixture(
     ...
 
 
-def fixture(
+def fixture(  # noqa: F811
     fixture_function: Optional[FixtureFunction] = None,
     *,
     scope: "Union[_ScopeName, Callable[[str, Config], _ScopeName]]" = "function",
diff --git a/src/_pytest/main.py b/src/_pytest/main.py
index 4a117fc2e..61fb7eaa4 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/main.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import FrozenSet
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import overload
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Set
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -25,6 +24,7 @@ import attr
 import _pytest._code
 from _pytest import nodes
 from _pytest.compat import final
+from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.config import Config
 from _pytest.config import directory_arg
 from _pytest.config import ExitCode
@@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ class Session(nodes.FSCollector):
         ...
 
     @overload
-    def perform_collect(
+    def perform_collect(  # noqa: F811
         self, args: Optional[Sequence[str]] = ..., genitems: bool = ...
     ) -> Sequence[Union[nodes.Item, nodes.Collector]]:
         ...
 
-    def perform_collect(
+    def perform_collect(  # noqa: F811
         self, args: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None, genitems: bool = True
     ) -> Sequence[Union[nodes.Item, nodes.Collector]]:
         """Perform the collection phase for this session.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/python_api.py b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
index 00e377f40..515d437f0 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/python_api.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/python_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from typing import Generic
 from typing import List
 from typing import Mapping
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Sequence
 from typing import Tuple
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 import _pytest._code
 from _pytest.compat import final
 from _pytest.compat import STRING_TYPES
+from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.outcomes import fail
 
 
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ def raises(
 
 
 @overload
-def raises(
+def raises(  # noqa: F811
     expected_exception: Union[Type[E], Tuple[Type[E], ...]],
     func: Callable[..., Any],
     *args: Any,
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ def raises(
     ...
 
 
-def raises(
+def raises(  # noqa: F811
     expected_exception: Union[Type[E], Tuple[Type[E], ...]], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
 ) -> Union["RaisesContext[E]", _pytest._code.ExceptionInfo[E]]:
     r"""Assert that a code block/function call raises an exception.
diff --git a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
index 9c6e7e91d..9971bb52f 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/recwarn.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from typing import Generator
 from typing import Iterator
 from typing import List
 from typing import Optional
-from typing import overload
 from typing import Pattern
 from typing import Tuple
 from typing import Type
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ from typing import TypeVar
 from typing import Union
 
 from _pytest.compat import final
+from _pytest.compat import overload
 from _pytest.deprecated import check_ispytest
 from _pytest.deprecated import WARNS_NONE_ARG
 from _pytest.fixtures import fixture
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ def deprecated_call(
 
 
 @overload
-def deprecated_call(func: Callable[..., T], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> T:
+def deprecated_call(  # noqa: F811
+    func: Callable[..., T], *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
+) -> T:
     ...
 
 
-def deprecated_call(
+def deprecated_call(  # noqa: F811
     func: Optional[Callable[..., Any]] = None, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any
 ) -> Union["WarningsRecorder", Any]:
     """Assert that code produces a ``DeprecationWarning`` or ``PendingDeprecationWarning``.
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ def warns(
 
 
 @overload
-def warns(
+def warns(  # noqa: F811
     expected_warning: Union[Type[Warning], Tuple[Type[Warning], ...]],
     func: Callable[..., T],
     *args: Any,
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ def warns(
     ...
 
 
-def warns(
+def warns(  # noqa: F811
     expected_warning: Union[Type[Warning], Tuple[Type[Warning], ...]] = Warning,
     *args: Any,
     match: Optional[Union[str, Pattern[str]]] = None,