diff --git a/mindspore/nn/cell.py b/mindspore/nn/cell.py
index a27a2bad5d..21a7f9fdda 100755
--- a/mindspore/nn/cell.py
+++ b/mindspore/nn/cell.py
@@ -1157,6 +1157,8 @@ class Cell(Cell_):
         Args:
             mode (bool): Specifies whether the cell is recomputed. Default: True.
         """
+        if context.get_context("mode") == context.PYNATIVE_MODE:
+            raise TypeError("Recompute is not supported in pynative mode currently.")
         Validator.check_bool(mode)
         self._set_recompute_scope(mode)
         for cell in self.cells():
diff --git a/mindspore/ops/primitive.py b/mindspore/ops/primitive.py
index 73327c586a..280725b001 100644
--- a/mindspore/ops/primitive.py
+++ b/mindspore/ops/primitive.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Primitive(Primitive_):
         """ Whether the primitive will update the value of parameter."""
         return self._update_parameter
 
-    def recompute(self, mode):
+    def recompute(self, mode=True):
         """
         Set the primitive recomputed. If a primitive set recomputed feeds into a gradient node,
         we will compute it again for the gradient node after the forward computation.
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ class Primitive(Primitive_):
         Args:
             mode (bool): Specifies whether the primitive is recomputed. Default: True.
         """
+        if context.get_context("mode") == context.PYNATIVE_MODE:
+            raise TypeError("Recompute is not supported in pynative mode currently.")
         Validator.check_bool(mode)
         self.add_prim_attr("recompute", mode)
         return self