diff --git a/src/llmtuner/model/loader.py b/src/llmtuner/model/loader.py
index 11cb4f72..8cdf85bf 100644
--- a/src/llmtuner/model/loader.py
+++ b/src/llmtuner/model/loader.py
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ def load_model_and_tokenizer(
         model = AutoModelForCausalLM.from_pretrained(
             model_args.model_name_or_path,
             config=config,
+            torch_dtype=model_args.compute_dtype,
             low_cpu_mem_usage=(not is_deepspeed_zero3_enabled()),
             **config_kwargs
         )
 
-    model = model.to(model_args.compute_dtype) if not getattr(model, "quantization_method", None) else model
     patch_model(model, tokenizer, model_args, is_trainable)
     register_autoclass(config, model, tokenizer)
 
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def load_model_and_tokenizer(
 
     if not is_trainable:
         model.requires_grad_(False)
+        model = model.to(model_args.compute_dtype) if not getattr(model, "quantization_method", None) else model
         model.eval()
     else:
         model.train()
diff --git a/src/llmtuner/model/patcher.py b/src/llmtuner/model/patcher.py
index 5b91cb47..788f6e60 100644
--- a/src/llmtuner/model/patcher.py
+++ b/src/llmtuner/model/patcher.py
@@ -276,5 +276,6 @@ def patch_valuehead_model(model: "AutoModelForCausalLMWithValueHead") -> None:
 
     ignore_modules = [name for name, _ in model.named_parameters() if "pretrained_model" in name]
     setattr(model, "_keys_to_ignore_on_save", ignore_modules)
+    setattr(model, "_no_split_modules", getattr(model.pretrained_model, "_no_split_modules", None))
     setattr(model, "tie_weights", MethodType(tie_weights, model))
     setattr(model, "get_input_embeddings", MethodType(get_input_embeddings, model))
diff --git a/src/llmtuner/model/utils.py b/src/llmtuner/model/utils.py
index 3870f56f..b98cdca0 100644
--- a/src/llmtuner/model/utils.py
+++ b/src/llmtuner/model/utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def dispatch_model(model: "PreTrainedModel") -> "PreTrainedModel":
         from accelerate import dispatch_model
         from accelerate.utils import infer_auto_device_map, get_balanced_memory
 
-        if model._no_split_modules is None:
+        if getattr(model, "_no_split_modules", None) is None:
             raise ValueError("The model class needs to implement the `_no_split_modules` attribute.")
 
         kwargs = {"dtype": model.dtype, "no_split_module_classes": model._get_no_split_modules("auto")}