diff --git a/array_api_compat/common/_helpers.py b/array_api_compat/common/_helpers.py
index 452f4668..b011f08d 100644
--- a/array_api_compat/common/_helpers.py
+++ b/array_api_compat/common/_helpers.py
@@ -492,9 +492,7 @@ def your_function(x, y):
 
     namespaces = set()
     for x in xs:
-        if isinstance(x, (bool, int, float, complex, type(None))):
-            continue
-        elif is_numpy_array(x):
+        if is_numpy_array(x):
             from .. import numpy as numpy_namespace
             import numpy as np
             if use_compat is True:
@@ -558,6 +556,8 @@ def your_function(x, y):
             if use_compat is True:
                 raise ValueError("The given array does not have an array-api-compat wrapper")
             namespaces.add(x.__array_namespace__(api_version=api_version))
+        elif isinstance(x, (bool, int, float, complex, type(None))):
+            continue
         else:
             # TODO: Support Python scalars?
             raise TypeError(f"{type(x).__name__} is not a supported array type")