diff --git a/flax/nnx/transforms/autodiff.py b/flax/nnx/transforms/autodiff.py
index 61a7ae267..1099e04b9 100644
--- a/flax/nnx/transforms/autodiff.py
+++ b/flax/nnx/transforms/autodiff.py
@@ -866,27 +866,6 @@ def remat(
   static_argnums: int | tuple[int, ...] = (),
   policy: tp.Callable[..., bool] | None = None,
 ) -> F | tp.Callable[[F], F]:
-  if isinstance(f, Missing):
-    return functools.partial(
-      remat,
-      prevent_cse=prevent_cse,
-      static_argnums=static_argnums,
-      policy=policy,
-    )  # type: ignore[return-value]
-
-  return resolve_kwargs()(
-    graph.update_context('remat')(
-      general.split_inputs(
-        jax.checkpoint(
-          general.merge_inputs(f, ctxtag='remat'),
-          prevent_cse=prevent_cse,
-          static_argnums=static_argnums,
-          policy=policy,
-        ),
-        ctxtag='remat',
-      ),
-    )
-  )
   """A 'lifted' version of the
   `jax.checkpoint <https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/_autosummary/jax.checkpoint.html>`__
   (a.k.a. ``jax.remat``).
@@ -901,4 +880,26 @@ def remat(
     `fundamentals of jax.checkpoint <https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/notebooks/autodiff_remat.html#fundamentals-of-jax-checkpoint>`_
     and `practical notes <https://jax.readthedocs.io/en/latest/notebooks/autodiff_remat.html#practical-notes>`_.
   """
+  if isinstance(f, Missing):
+    return functools.partial(
+      remat,
+      prevent_cse=prevent_cse,
+      static_argnums=static_argnums,
+      policy=policy,
+    )  # type: ignore[return-value]
+
+  @resolve_kwargs()
+  @graph.update_context('remat')
+  @general.split_inputs(ctxtag='remat')
+  @functools.partial(
+    jax.checkpoint,
+    prevent_cse=prevent_cse,
+    static_argnums=static_argnums,
+    policy=policy,
+  )
+  @general.merge_inputs(ctxtag='remat')
+  @functools.wraps(f)
+  def remat_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+    return f(*args, **kwargs)
 
+  return remat_wrapper