diff --git a/unsloth/kernels/utils.py b/unsloth/kernels/utils.py
index 4439a47f23..7cd51e9ff0 100644
--- a/unsloth/kernels/utils.py
+++ b/unsloth/kernels/utils.py
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ pass
 if HAS_CUDA_STREAM:
     @torch.inference_mode
     def fast_dequantize(W, quant_state = None, out = None, use_global_buffer = False):
+        use_global_buffer = False
         if quant_state is None: return W
         if type(quant_state) is not list:
             # New quant_state as a class