diff --git a/sqlmesh/core/model/kind.py b/sqlmesh/core/model/kind.py
index 7d1a2a01fb..163c3a1b65 100644
--- a/sqlmesh/core/model/kind.py
+++ b/sqlmesh/core/model/kind.py
@@ -384,8 +384,9 @@ def _time_data_type_validator(
         values = values if isinstance(values, dict) else values.data
         if isinstance(v, exp.Expression) and not isinstance(v, exp.DataType):
             v = v.name
-        data_type = exp.DataType.build(v, dialect=values.get("dialect"))
-        data_type.meta["dialect"] = values.get("dialect")
+        dialect = values.get("dialect")
+        data_type = exp.DataType.build(v, dialect=dialect)
+        data_type.meta["dialect"] = dialect
         return data_type
 
     @property