diff --git a/unsloth/models/gemma2.py b/unsloth/models/gemma2.py
index 2191a99c07..d2bfb78992 100644
--- a/unsloth/models/gemma2.py
+++ b/unsloth/models/gemma2.py
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ def Gemma2Attention_fast_forward(
             window = (-1, -1) if (kv_seq_len <= sw) else (sw, sw)
         pass
 
+        # FA uses 1 / sqrt for softmax_scale!
+        if not hasattr(self, "_flash_attention_softmax_scale"):
+            self._flash_attention_softmax_scale = 1.0 / self.config.query_pre_attn_scalar**0.5
+        pass
+
         Q = Q.transpose(1, 2)
         K = K.transpose(1, 2)
         V = V.transpose(1, 2)
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ def Gemma2Attention_fast_forward(
             Q, K, V,
             causal = True,
             softcap = self.config.attn_logit_softcapping,
-            softmax_scale = self.config.query_pre_attn_scalar,
+            softmax_scale = self._flash_attention_softmax_scale,
             window_size = window,
         )
         A = A.reshape(bsz, q_len, n_heads*head_dim)