diff --git a/dvc/fs/gdrive.py b/dvc/fs/gdrive.py
index 33df53b0c..f7fd6d705 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/gdrive.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/gdrive.py
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ class GDriveFileSystem(FSSpecWrapper):  # pylint:disable=abstract-method
 
         return infer_storage_options(path)["path"].lstrip("/")
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def unstrip_protocol(path):
+    def unstrip_protocol(self, path):
         return f"gdrive://{self._bucket}/{path}"
 
     @staticmethod