truststore.patch

diff --git a/src/pip/_vendor/truststore/_api.py b/src/pip/_vendor/truststore/_api.py
index 47b7a63ab..d09d3096f 100644
--- a/src/pip/_vendor/truststore/_api.py
+++ b/src/pip/_vendor/truststore/_api.py
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ def inject_into_ssl() -> None:
     # the truststore patched instance
     # also see https://github.com/psf/requests/pull/6667
     try:
-        import requests.adapters
+        from pip._vendor.requests import adapters as requests_adapters

-        preloaded_context = getattr(requests.adapters, "_preloaded_ssl_context", None)
+        preloaded_context = getattr(requests_adapters, "_preloaded_ssl_context", None)
         if preloaded_context is not None:
             setattr(
-                requests.adapters,
+                requests_adapters,
                 "_preloaded_ssl_context",
                 SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT),
             )