diff --git a/trading_calendars/calendar_helpers.py b/trading_calendars/calendar_helpers.py
index 08fb6783..2a652106 100644
--- a/trading_calendars/calendar_helpers.py
+++ b/trading_calendars/calendar_helpers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 NANOSECONDS_PER_MINUTE = int(6e10)
 
-NP_NAT = np.array([pd.NaT], dtype=np.int64)[0]
+NP_NAT = np.frombuffer(np.datetime64('NaT').tobytes(),np.int64)[0]
 
 
 def next_divider_idx(dividers, minute_val):