diff --git a/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt b/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
index 1d08a690d8f2..46ec06e0a9f1 100644
--- a/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
+++ b/ci/mypy-stubtest-allowlist.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Non-typed (and private) modules/functions
 matplotlib\.backends\..*
 matplotlib\.tests(\..*)?
-matplotlib\.pylab\..*
+matplotlib\.pylab(\..*)?
 matplotlib\._.*
 matplotlib\.rcsetup\._listify_validator
 matplotlib\.rcsetup\._validate_linestyle
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 48a174731440..5451e972de8d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ enable_incomplete_feature = [
 ]
 exclude = [
   #stubtest
-  ".*/matplotlib/(sphinxext|backends|testing/jpl_units)",
+  ".*/matplotlib/(sphinxext|backends|pylab|testing/jpl_units)",
   #mypy precommit
   "galleries/",
   "doc/",
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ exclude = [
   "lib/matplotlib/tests/",
   # tinypages is used for testing the sphinx ext,
   # stubtest will import and run, opening a figure if not excluded
-  ".*/tinypages"
+  ".*/tinypages",
+  # pylab's numpy wildcard imports cause re-def failures since numpy 2.2
+  "lib/matplotlib/pylab.py",
 ]
 files = [
   "lib/matplotlib",