diff --git a/colossalai/fx/passes/meta_info_prop.py b/colossalai/fx/passes/meta_info_prop.py
index 4033cd72b..79e4927a2 100644
--- a/colossalai/fx/passes/meta_info_prop.py
+++ b/colossalai/fx/passes/meta_info_prop.py
@@ -33,6 +33,24 @@ def _extract_tensor_metadata(result: torch.Tensor) -> TensorMetadata:
     return TensorMetadata(shape, dtype, requires_grad, stride, numel)
 
 
+def _compute_node_numel(node_metadata: any) -> int:
+    """
+    Compute numel of a node with ``tensor_meta`` attribute.
+    """
+    node_numel = 0
+
+    if isinstance(node_metadata, TensorMetadata):
+        node_numel += node_metadata.numel
+    elif isinstance(node_metadata, dict):
+        value_list = [v for _, v in node_metadata.items()]
+        node_numel += _compute_node_numel(value_list)
+    else:
+        for element in node_metadata:
+            node_numel += _compute_node_numel(element)
+
+    return node_numel
+
+
 @compatibility(is_backward_compatible=True)
 class MetaInfoProp(torch.fx.Interpreter):
     """
@@ -78,20 +96,13 @@ class MetaInfoProp(torch.fx.Interpreter):
                 return obj
 
         meta = map_aggregate(result, extract_tensor_meta)
+
         if found_tensor:
             n.meta['tensor_meta'] = meta
         else:
             n.meta['tensor_meta'] = TensorMetadata(None, None, False, None, 0)
         # counting the total size of node outputs
-        total_node_size = 0
-        if isinstance(n.meta['tensor_meta'], TensorMetadata):
-            total_node_size += n.meta['tensor_meta'].numel
-        else:
-            for element in n.meta['tensor_meta']:
-                assert isinstance(
-                    element, TensorMetadata
-                ), f"``n.meta['tensor_meta']`` should be either TensorMetadata or a tuple of TensorMetadata."
-                total_node_size += element.numel
+        total_node_size = _compute_node_numel(n.meta['tensor_meta'])
         # counting the total size of parameters
         total_param_size = 0
         if n.op == 'call_module':