diff --git a/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py b/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
index 4910b4d6b925..a1b0e016445a 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/numpy/multiarray.py
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ def argsort(self, axis=-1, kind=None, order=None):  # pylint: disable=arguments-
         The arguments are the same as for :py:func:`argsort`, with
         this array as data.
         """
-        raise argsort(self, axis=axis, kind=kind, order=order)
+        return argsort(self, axis=axis, kind=kind, order=order)
 
     def argmax_channel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`argmax_channel`.
diff --git a/python/mxnet/symbol/numpy/_symbol.py b/python/mxnet/symbol/numpy/_symbol.py
index 6efc333cc16c..3ee385660715 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/symbol/numpy/_symbol.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/symbol/numpy/_symbol.py
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ def argsort(self, axis=-1, kind=None, order=None):  # pylint: disable=arguments-
         The arguments are the same as for :py:func:`argsort`, with
         this array as data.
         """
-        raise argsort(self, axis=axis, kind=kind, order=order)
+        return argsort(self, axis=axis, kind=kind, order=order)
 
     def argmax_channel(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Convenience fluent method for :py:func:`argmax_channel`.