diff --git a/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py b/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
index 1f4670a56..88b23f1a4 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/config/__init__.py
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ class Config:
         self,
         *,
         args: List[str],
-        pyargs: List[str],
+        pyargs: bool,
         testpaths: List[str],
         invocation_dir: Path,
         rootpath: Path,