diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/support/c.py b/tinygrad/runtime/support/c.py
index 20913b787f..eaeeedea77 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/support/c.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/support/c.py
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ class DLL(ctypes.CDLL):
         if DEBUG >= 3: print(f"loading {nm} failed: {e}")
     elif DEBUG >= 3: print(f"loading {nm} failed: not found on system")
 
-  @functools.cache
-  def _get_func(self, name:str, args:tuple, res):
-    (fn:=getattr(self, name)).argtypes, fn.restype = args, res
-    return fn
-
   def bind(self, fn):
     restype, argtypes = del_an((hints:=get_type_hints(fn, include_extras=True)).pop('return', None)), tuple(del_an(h) for h in hints.values())
-    return lambda *args: self._get_func(fn.__name__, argtypes, restype)(*args)
+    cfunc = None
+    def wrapper(*args):
+      nonlocal cfunc
+      if cfunc is None: (cfunc:=getattr(self, fn.__name__)).argtypes, cfunc.restype = argtypes, restype
+      return cfunc(*args)
+    return wrapper
 
   def __getattr__(self, nm):
     if not self.loaded: raise AttributeError(f"failed to load library {self.nm}: " + (self.emsg or f"try setting {self.nm.upper()+'_PATH'}?"))