diff --git a/megatron/core/ssm/gated_delta_net.py b/megatron/core/ssm/gated_delta_net.py
index 7b1149a781d..a856ce9ea23 100644
--- a/megatron/core/ssm/gated_delta_net.py
+++ b/megatron/core/ssm/gated_delta_net.py
@@ -188,23 +188,22 @@ def __init__(
             )
         )
         setattr(self.dt_bias, "tensor_model_parallel", True)
-        # A_log parameter
+        # A_log is kept in FP32 for numerical stability
         self.A_log = nn.Parameter(
             torch.empty(
-                self.num_v_heads_local_tp,
-                dtype=config.params_dtype,
-                device=torch.cuda.current_device(),
+                self.num_v_heads_local_tp, dtype=torch.float32, device=torch.cuda.current_device()
             )
         )
         setattr(self.A_log, "tensor_model_parallel", True)
 
-        # Output layernorm before projection
+        # Output layernorm before projection — kept in FP32 to match HF checkpoint precision
         self.out_norm = build_module(
             submodules.out_norm,
             config=self.config,
             hidden_size=self.value_head_dim,
             eps=self.config.layernorm_epsilon,
         )
+        self.out_norm.to(torch.float32)
 
         self.out_proj = build_module(
             submodules.out_proj,
@@ -238,10 +237,10 @@ def reset_parameters(self):
                     dtype=self.config.params_dtype,
                     device=torch.cuda.current_device(),
                 )
-                # A_log
+                # A_log (FP32)
                 A = torch.empty(
                     self.num_v_heads_local_tp,
-                    dtype=self.config.params_dtype,
+                    dtype=torch.float32,
                     device=torch.cuda.current_device(),
                 ).uniform_(*self.A_init_range)
                 self.A_log.data.copy_(torch.log(A))