diff --git a/fastapi/_compat/v2.py b/fastapi/_compat/v2.py
index 89340fcf39..a980f55879 100644
--- a/fastapi/_compat/v2.py
+++ b/fastapi/_compat/v2.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import warnings
-from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+from collections.abc import Sequence
 from copy import copy
 from dataclasses import dataclass, is_dataclass
 from enum import Enum
@@ -40,17 +40,18 @@ RequiredParam = PydanticUndefined
 Undefined = PydanticUndefined
 
 
-def define_forwardref() -> Callable[..., Any]:
+def evaluate_forwardref(
+    value: Any,
+    globalns: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+    localns: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
+) -> Any:
     # eval_type_lenient has been deprecated since Pydantic v2.10.0b1 (PR #10530)
     try_eval_type = getattr(_pydantic_typing_extra, "try_eval_type", None)
     if try_eval_type is not None:
-        return lambda *args: try_eval_type(*args)[0]
-    return (
-        _pydantic_typing_extra.eval_type_lenient
-    )  # pragma: no cover  # ty: ignore[deprecated]
-
-
-evaluate_forwardref = define_forwardref()
+        return try_eval_type(value, globalns, localns)[0]
+    return _pydantic_typing_extra.eval_type_lenient(  # ty: ignore[deprecated]
+        value, globalns, localns
+    )  # pragma: no cover
 
 
 class GenerateJsonSchema(_GenerateJsonSchema):