diff --git a/src/density_wrapper.cpp b/src/density_wrapper.cpp
index 3221d17b..2bc422fe 100644
--- a/src/density_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/density_wrapper.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void bind_density_sketch(nb::module_ &m, const char* name) {
 }
 
 int prepare_numpy() {
-  import_array();
+  import_array1(0);
   return 0;
 }