diff --git a/dask_cuda/proxy_object.py b/dask_cuda/proxy_object.py
index cb61ca1d4..0a69e5cad 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/proxy_object.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/proxy_object.py
@@ -441,14 +441,12 @@ def __array_ufunc__(self, ufunc, method, *inputs, **kwargs):
             o._obj_pxy_deserialize() if isinstance(o, ProxyObject) else o
             for o in inputs
         )
-        kwargs = dict(
-            {
-                key: value._obj_pxy_deserialize()
-                if isinstance(value, ProxyObject)
-                else value
-                for key, value in kwargs.items()
-            }
-        )
+        kwargs = {
+            key: value._obj_pxy_deserialize()
+            if isinstance(value, ProxyObject)
+            else value
+            for key, value in kwargs.items()
+        }
         return self._obj_pxy_deserialize().__array_ufunc__(
             ufunc, method, *inputs, **kwargs
         )