diff --git a/numpy/random/_generator.pyx b/numpy/random/_generator.pyx
index 86aefe52aa7f..ee68810dd798 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_generator.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_generator.pyx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!python
-#cython: wraparound=False, nonecheck=False, boundscheck=False, cdivision=True, language_level=3
+#cython: wraparound=False, nonecheck=False, boundscheck=False, cdivision=True, language_level=3, binding=True
 import operator
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Sequence
diff --git a/numpy/random/_mt19937.pyx b/numpy/random/_mt19937.pyx
index 8b991254aac7..50bc0084c6c2 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_mt19937.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_mt19937.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#cython: binding=True
+
 import operator
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/numpy/random/_pcg64.pyx b/numpy/random/_pcg64.pyx
index f7891aa85b98..a924d75fdbf3 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_pcg64.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_pcg64.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#cython: binding=True
+
 import numpy as np
 cimport numpy as np
 
diff --git a/numpy/random/_philox.pyx b/numpy/random/_philox.pyx
index 1ed37284b0d9..d90da6a9b657 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_philox.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_philox.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#cython: binding=True
+
 from cpython.pycapsule cimport PyCapsule_New
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/numpy/random/_sfc64.pyx b/numpy/random/_sfc64.pyx
index 419045c1d32f..9b38dff84122 100644
--- a/numpy/random/_sfc64.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/_sfc64.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#cython: binding=True
+
 import numpy as np
 cimport numpy as np
 
diff --git a/numpy/random/bit_generator.pyx b/numpy/random/bit_generator.pyx
index 83441747a316..bcc9e50a1804 100644
--- a/numpy/random/bit_generator.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/bit_generator.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#cython: binding=True
+
 """
 BitGenerator base class and SeedSequence used to seed the BitGenerators.
 
diff --git a/numpy/random/mtrand.pyx b/numpy/random/mtrand.pyx
index d14d081644af..752d9beaefd2 100644
--- a/numpy/random/mtrand.pyx
+++ b/numpy/random/mtrand.pyx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!python
-#cython: wraparound=False, nonecheck=False, boundscheck=False, cdivision=True, language_level=3
+#cython: wraparound=False, nonecheck=False, boundscheck=False, cdivision=True, language_level=3, binding=True
 import operator
 import warnings
 from collections.abc import Sequence