diff --git a/bindings/python/nrm/base.py b/bindings/python/nrm/base.py
index 2ce25bf..77c722f 100644
--- a/bindings/python/nrm/base.py
+++ b/bindings/python/nrm/base.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 # ctypes.c_time_t is in python 3.12
 if hasattr(ct, "c_time_t"):
-    _time_t = ct.c_c_time_t
+    _time_t = ct.c_time_t
 else:
     # check for 64b system
     if ct.sizeof(ct.c_void_p) == ct.sizeof(ct.c_int64):