diff --git a/src/ert/job_queue/queue.py b/src/ert/job_queue/queue.py
index 14c8fc1f51c..b81a5b3225a 100644
--- a/src/ert/job_queue/queue.py
+++ b/src/ert/job_queue/queue.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def _queue_state_event_type(state: str) -> str:
 # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
 class JobQueue(BaseCClass):  # type: ignore
     TYPE_NAME = "job_queue"
-    _alloc = ResPrototype("void* job_queue_alloc(void*)", bind=False)
+    _alloc = ResPrototype("void* job_queue_alloc(queue_driver)", bind=False)
     _free = ResPrototype("void job_queue_free( job_queue )")
     _add_job = ResPrototype("int job_queue_add_job_node(job_queue, job_queue_node)")