diff --git a/src/bindings/bnd_nurbscurve.cpp b/src/bindings/bnd_nurbscurve.cpp
index 9c885237..aa3035ab 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bnd_nurbscurve.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/bnd_nurbscurve.cpp
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ BND_BezierCurve* BND_NurbsCurve::ConvertSpanToBezier(int index) const
 
 void initNurbsCurveBindings(rh3dmpymodule& m)
 {
+#if defined(NANOBIND) // temp workaround for buffer protocol
+  py::class_<BND_NurbsCurveKnotList>(m, "NurbsCurveKnotList")
+#else
   py::class_<BND_NurbsCurveKnotList>(m, "NurbsCurveKnotList", py::buffer_protocol())
+#endif
     .def("__len__", &BND_NurbsCurveKnotList::Count)
     .def("__getitem__", &BND_NurbsCurveKnotList::GetKnot)
     .def("__setitem__", &BND_NurbsCurveKnotList::SetKnot)
@@ -254,7 +258,11 @@ void initNurbsCurveBindings(rh3dmpymodule& m)
     ;
   ;
 
+#if defined(NANOBIND) // temp workaround for buffer protocol
+  py::class_<BND_NurbsCurvePointList>(m, "NurbsCurvePointList")
+#else
   py::class_<BND_NurbsCurvePointList>(m, "NurbsCurvePointList", py::buffer_protocol())
+#endif
     .def("__len__", &BND_NurbsCurvePointList::Count)
     .def("__getitem__", &BND_NurbsCurvePointList::GetControlPoint)
     .def("__setitem__", &BND_NurbsCurvePointList::SetControlPoint)
diff --git a/src/bindings/bnd_nurbssurface.cpp b/src/bindings/bnd_nurbssurface.cpp
index 7d5696e3..959245c3 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bnd_nurbssurface.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/bnd_nurbssurface.cpp
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ BND_NurbsSurfacePointList BND_NurbsSurface::Points()
 
 void initNurbsSurfaceBindings(rh3dmpymodule& m)
 {
+#if defined(NANOBIND)
+  py::class_<BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList>(m, "NurbsSurfaceKnotList")
+#else
   py::class_<BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList>(m, "NurbsSurfaceKnotList", py::buffer_protocol())
+#endif
     .def("__len__", &BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList::Count)
     .def("__getitem__", &BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList::GetKnot)
     .def("__setitem__", &BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList::SetKnot)
@@ -228,7 +232,11 @@ void initNurbsSurfaceBindings(rh3dmpymodule& m)
     .def("SuperfluousKnot", &BND_NurbsSurfaceKnotList::SuperfluousKnot, py::arg("start"))
     ;
 
+#if defined(NANOBIND)
+  py::class_<BND_NurbsSurfacePointList>(m, "NurbsSurfacePointList")
+#else
   py::class_<BND_NurbsSurfacePointList>(m, "NurbsSurfacePointList", py::buffer_protocol())
+#endif
     .def("__len__", &BND_NurbsSurfacePointList::Count)
     .def_property_readonly("CountU", &BND_NurbsSurfacePointList::CountU)
     .def_property_readonly("CountV", &BND_NurbsSurfacePointList::CountV)