diff --git a/elastic_transport/_node/_http_aiohttp.py b/elastic_transport/_node/_http_aiohttp.py
index cc5df74..ade544b 100644
--- a/elastic_transport/_node/_http_aiohttp.py
+++ b/elastic_transport/_node/_http_aiohttp.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ async def perform_request(  # type: ignore[override]
                 data=body_to_send,
                 headers=request_headers,
                 timeout=aiohttp_timeout,
-                **kwargs,
+                **kwargs,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
             ) as response:
                 if is_head:  # We actually called 'GET' so throw away the data.
                     await response.release()