diff --git a/build_ext.py b/build_ext.py
index 1b27457da..8e4e7b99f 100644
--- a/build_ext.py
+++ b/build_ext.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def build(setup_kwargs: Any) -> None:
                         "src/zeroconf/_protocol/outgoing.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_handlers/record_manager.py",
                         "src/zeroconf/_services/registry.py",
+                        "src/zeroconf/_utils/time.py",
                     ],
                     compiler_directives={"language_level": "3"},  # Python 3
                 ),
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd b/src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd
index 0f32a44a7..87ed8b5f2 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd
+++ b/src/zeroconf/_listener.pxd
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 
 import cython
 
+from ._protocol.incoming cimport DNSIncoming
+from ._utils.time cimport current_time_millis, millis_to_seconds
+
 
-cdef object millis_to_seconds
 cdef object log
 cdef object logging_DEBUG
 
-from ._protocol.incoming cimport DNSIncoming
-
 
 cdef class AsyncListener:
 
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.pxd b/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.pxd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..367f39b66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.pxd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+cpdef current_time_millis()
+
+cpdef millis_to_seconds(object millis)
diff --git a/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.py b/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.py
index 59362c557..c6811585c 100644
--- a/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.py
+++ b/src/zeroconf/_utils/time.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 import time
 
+_float = float
+
 
 def current_time_millis() -> float:
     """Current time in milliseconds.
@@ -33,6 +35,6 @@ def current_time_millis() -> float:
     return time.monotonic() * 1000
 
 
-def millis_to_seconds(millis: float) -> float:
+def millis_to_seconds(millis: _float) -> float:
     """Convert milliseconds to seconds."""
     return millis / 1000.0