diff --git a/pandas/core/series.py b/pandas/core/series.py
index 699ff413efb91..8a7c1531205e0 100644
--- a/pandas/core/series.py
+++ b/pandas/core/series.py
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ def __init__(
                 data = data.reindex(index)
                 copy = False
                 data = data._mgr
-        elif is_dict_like(data):
+        elif isinstance(data, Mapping):
             data, index = self._init_dict(data, index, dtype)
             dtype = None
             copy = False
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def __init__(
                 )
 
     def _init_dict(
-        self, data, index: Index | None = None, dtype: DtypeObj | None = None
+        self, data: Mapping, index: Index | None = None, dtype: DtypeObj | None = None
     ):
         """
         Derive the "_mgr" and "index" attributes of a new Series from a