diff --git a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/mod.rs b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/mod.rs
index 31ca5f69d..ccb06e8e3 100644
--- a/arch/src/aarch64/gic/mod.rs
+++ b/arch/src/aarch64/gic/mod.rs
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ pub mod kvm {
         }
 
         /// Method to initialize the GIC device
+        #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
         fn new(vm: &Arc<dyn hypervisor::Vm>, vcpu_count: u64) -> Result<Box<dyn GICDevice>> {
             let vgic_fd = Self::init_device(vm)?;