diff --git a/python/mxnet/numpy/utils.py b/python/mxnet/numpy/utils.py
index 21fe1e299d2e..5691b7feaec1 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/numpy/utils.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/numpy/utils.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 int8 = onp.dtype(onp.int8)
 int64 = onp.dtype(onp.int64)
 bool_ = onp.dtype(onp.bool_)
-bool = onp.dtype(onp.bool)
+bool = bool
 int16 = onp.dtype(onp.int16)
 uint16 = onp.dtype(onp.uint16)
 uint32 = onp.dtype(onp.uint32)