diff --git a/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py b/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
index 731511cc2..9ed7b5950 100644
--- a/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
+++ b/rest_framework/authtoken/views.py
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ class ObtainAuthToken(APIView):
         return response
 
 
-obtain_auth_token = ObtainAuthToken.as_view
+obtain_auth_token = ObtainAuthToken.as_view()