diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/20240909-ec2_vpc_vgw-fix-super-exception.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/20240909-ec2_vpc_vgw-fix-super-exception.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..671c7f8f565
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/20240909-ec2_vpc_vgw-fix-super-exception.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - ec2_vpc_vgw - Fix call to parent static method in class ``VGWRetry`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/2140).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
index 135658f7639..1b2af15a5ab 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def found(response_code, catch_extra_error_codes=None):
             response_code = (response_code,)
 
         for code in response_code:
-            if super().found(response_code, catch_extra_error_codes):
+            if super(VGWRetry, VGWRetry).found(response_code, catch_extra_error_codes):
                 return True
 
         return False