diff --git a/colossalai/inference/modeling/models/nopadding_llama.py b/colossalai/inference/modeling/models/nopadding_llama.py
index 1f0008b97..2b14190da 100644
--- a/colossalai/inference/modeling/models/nopadding_llama.py
+++ b/colossalai/inference/modeling/models/nopadding_llama.py
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ def llama_model_forward(
     if batch_size >= 32 and kv_seq_len > 512:
         use_cuda_kernel = False
 
+    # NOTE (yuanheng-zhao): fow now, only triton kernels support verification process
+    # during speculative-decoding (`q_len > 1`)
+    # We will expicitly disable `use_cuda_kernel` here when speculative-decoding is enabled
+    if inputmetadata.use_spec_dec and use_cuda_kernel:
+        use_cuda_kernel = False
+        logger.warning("CUDA kernel is disabled for speculative-decoding.")
+
     hidden_states = self.embed_tokens(input_tokens_ids)
     cu_seqlens = None
 
@@ -415,6 +422,8 @@ class NopadLlamaAttention(LlamaAttention):
                     sm_scale=sm_scale,
                 )
         else:
+            q_len = tokens_to_verify + 1 if is_verifier else 1
+
             if use_cuda_kernel:
                 inference_ops.rotary_embedding_and_cache_copy(
                     query_states,
@@ -429,7 +438,6 @@ class NopadLlamaAttention(LlamaAttention):
                     high_precision,
                 )
             else:
-                q_len = tokens_to_verify + 1 if is_verifier else 1
                 if is_verifier:
                     rotary_embedding(query_states, key_states, cos_sin[0], cos_sin[1])
                     copy_k_to_blocked_cache(