diff --git a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/llama_attn_hijack_xformers.py b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/llama_attn_hijack_xformers.py
index c6bdafb89..8fa00f43b 100644
--- a/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/llama_attn_hijack_xformers.py
+++ b/src/axolotl/monkeypatch/llama_attn_hijack_xformers.py
@@ -184,14 +184,15 @@ def sdp_attention_forward(
 
     # We only apply sdp attention if we don't need to output the whole attention matrix
     if not output_attentions:
-        attn_output = torch.nn.functional.scaled_dot_product_attention(
-            query_states,
-            key_states,
-            value_states,
-            attn_mask=attention_mask,
-            is_causal=False,
-        )
-        attn_weights = None
+        with torch.backends.cuda.sdp_kernel():
+            attn_output = torch.nn.functional.scaled_dot_product_attention(
+                query_states,
+                key_states,
+                value_states,
+                attn_mask=attention_mask,
+                is_causal=False,
+            )
+            attn_weights = None
     else:
         attn_weights = torch.matmul(
             query_states, key_states.transpose(2, 3)