diff --git a/numpy/random/_common.pyx b/numpy/random/_common.pyx
index 4c34c503cd2f..86828e200241 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_common.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_common.pyx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from cpython cimport PyFloat_AsDouble
 import sys
 import numpy as np
 cimport numpy as np
+cimport numpy.math as npmath
 
 from libc.stdint cimport uintptr_t
 
@@ -398,10 +399,10 @@ cdef int check_array_constraint(np.ndarray val, object name, constraint_type con
 cdef int check_constraint(double val, object name, constraint_type cons) except -1:
     cdef bint is_nan
     if cons == CONS_NON_NEGATIVE:
-        if not np.isnan(val) and np.signbit(val):
+        if not npmath.isnan(val) and npmath.signbit(val):
             raise ValueError(name + " < 0")
     elif cons == CONS_POSITIVE or cons == CONS_POSITIVE_NOT_NAN:
-        if cons == CONS_POSITIVE_NOT_NAN and np.isnan(val):
+        if cons == CONS_POSITIVE_NOT_NAN and npmath.isnan(val):
             raise ValueError(name + " must not be NaN")
         elif val <= 0:
             raise ValueError(name + " <= 0")