diff --git a/library/ipex/hijacks.py b/library/ipex/hijacks.py
index 62d29605..4a9a3569 100644
--- a/library/ipex/hijacks.py
+++ b/library/ipex/hijacks.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def linalg_solve(A, B, *args, **kwargs): # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     else:
         return original_linalg_solve(A, B, *args, **kwargs)
 
+@property
 def is_cuda(self):
     return self.device.type == 'xpu'