diff --git a/yt/_maintenance/numpy2_compat.py b/yt/_maintenance/numpy2_compat.py
index 32331b122e7..88bedd0d0e4 100644
--- a/yt/_maintenance/numpy2_compat.py
+++ b/yt/_maintenance/numpy2_compat.py
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
     # np.trapz is deprecated in numpy 2.0 in favor of np.trapezoid
     trapezoid = np.trapezoid
 else:
-    trapezoid = np.trapz  # type: ignore [attr-defined] # noqa: NPY201
+    trapezoid = np.trapz  # type: ignore[assignment] # noqa: NPY201