diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/op_test.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/op_test.py
index ae8f64987898d..a7169befc10cf 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/op_test.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/op_test.py
@@ -1419,7 +1419,8 @@ def check_grad_with_place(self,
         # FIXME: Replace numeric_place with place to calculate numeric_grads.
         # NOTE(liym27): There is an unknown error when call op.run() on NPUPlace, which
         # needs to be fixed.
-        if self.__class__.use_npu == True:
+        if hasattr(self.__class__,
+                   "use_npu") and self.__class__.use_npu == True:
             numeric_place = paddle.CPUPlace()
         else:
             numeric_place = place