diff --git a/tests/kernels/test_awq.py b/tests/kernels/test_awq.py
index 212e0e20a..46fd4d1ed 100644
--- a/tests/kernels/test_awq.py
+++ b/tests/kernels/test_awq.py
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ def _build_torch_awq_module(
         module.post_init()
         return module
 
+    @classmethod
     def _build_exllama_v2_module(
         cls,
         qweight_cpu: torch.Tensor,