diff --git a/scripts/performance/utils/overrides.py b/scripts/performance/utils/overrides.py
index 36df218b06..7b4c08b5b1 100644
--- a/scripts/performance/utils/overrides.py
+++ b/scripts/performance/utils/overrides.py
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def _set_nccl_ub_overrides(recipe: ConfigContainer, nccl_ub: bool = False) -> Co
         # To enable symmetric kernels, average_in_collective must be disabled.
         recipe.ddp.average_in_collective = False
 
-    if recipe.ddp.use_megatron_fsdp:
+    if recipe.ddp.use_megatron_fsdp and recipe.ddp.nccl_ub:
         recipe.ddp.fsdp_manual_registration = True
 
     return recipe