1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
index bda2de4b87..b1431436ad 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compilers/xl.py
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ class Xl(Compiler):
         else:
             return "-qlanglvl=extended0x"
 
+
     @classmethod
-    def default_version(self, comp):
+    def default_version(cls, comp):
         """The '-qversion' is the standard option fo XL compilers.
            Output looks like this::
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class Xl(Compiler):
         return get_compiler_version(
             comp, '-qversion',r'([0-9]?[0-9]\.[0-9])')
 
+
     @classmethod
     def fc_version(cls, fc):
         """The fortran and C/C++ versions of the XL compiler are always two units apart.