diff --git a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__expected/bad_expected_access.h b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__expected/bad_expected_access.h
index d3d78755001..2d788b8b381 100644
--- a/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__expected/bad_expected_access.h
+++ b/libcudacxx/include/cuda/std/__expected/bad_expected_access.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ template <class _Err>
 class bad_expected_access : public bad_expected_access<void>
 {
 public:
+#      if _CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER(CLANG) // Clang needs this or it breaks with device only types
+  _CCCL_HOST_DEVICE
+#      endif // _CCCL_CUDA_COMPILER(CLANG)
   _CCCL_HIDE_FROM_ABI explicit bad_expected_access(_Err __e)
       : __unex_(_CUDA_VSTD::move(__e))
   {}