diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
index 66bbc49b7..299080b83 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class ObtainAuthToken(APIView):
     renderer_classes = (renderers.JSONRenderer,)
     serializer_class = AuthTokenSerializer
 
-    def post(self, request):
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         serializer = self.serializer_class(data=request.data)
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
         user = serializer.validated_data['user']