diff --git a/vllm_gaudi/patches.py b/vllm_gaudi/patches.py
index 4a784dd26d..ac3931eb73 100644
--- a/vllm_gaudi/patches.py
+++ b/vllm_gaudi/patches.py
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
   requires the device's allocator to be a ``c10::DeviceAllocator``.  We
   replace it with an HPU-safe variant that uses
   ``current_platform.empty_cache()`` instead (see GAUDISW-247825).
+
+* ``vllm.v1.sample.ops.logprobs.batched_count_greater_than`` — upstream
+  decorates this function with ``@torch.compile(dynamic=True, ...)``.
+  Habana's ``recipe_compiler`` backend cannot handle the symbolic shapes
+  produced by ``dynamic=True`` (and by ``mark_unbacked`` in the caller),
+  raising ``TypeError: Cannot convert symbols to int``.  We replace it
+  with a plain (uncompiled) version of the same function.  The replacement
+  is deferred to ``load_general_plugins`` time to avoid importing
+  ``vllm.v1.sample.sampler`` during early plugin registration, which would
+  trigger a heavy import chain that interferes with platform initialisation.
 """
 
 import functools
@@ -74,6 +84,31 @@ def _hpu_cleanup_dist_env_and_memory(shutdown_ray: bool = False) -> None:
         parallel_state.logger.warning("torch._C._host_emptyCache() only available in Pytorch >=2.5")
 
 
+def _hpu_batched_count_greater_than(x: torch.Tensor, values: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+    """HPU-safe replacement for ``batched_count_greater_than``.
+
+    Identical logic to the upstream implementation but *not* wrapped in
+    ``torch.compile``.  The upstream decorator uses ``dynamic=True`` whose
+    symbolic shapes are incompatible with Habana's ``recipe_compiler``
+    backend, and ``mark_unbacked`` in the caller prevents ``dynamic=False``
+    from helping.
+    """
+    return (x >= values).sum(-1)
+
+
+def _patch_batched_count_greater_than() -> None:
+    """Replace ``batched_count_greater_than`` in the sampler & logprobs modules.
+
+    Called from the ``load_general_plugins`` hook so that the heavy
+    ``vllm.v1.sample.*`` import chain runs *after* platform initialisation.
+    """
+    import vllm.v1.sample.ops.logprobs as _logprobs_mod
+    import vllm.v1.sample.sampler as _sampler_mod
+
+    _logprobs_mod.batched_count_greater_than = _hpu_batched_count_greater_than
+    _sampler_mod.batched_count_greater_than = _hpu_batched_count_greater_than
+
+
 def apply() -> None:
     """Install all HPU runtime monkey-patches."""
     # --- torch.accelerator.empty_cache ---
@@ -83,15 +118,28 @@ def apply() -> None:
     if not hasattr(torch._C, "_host_emptyCache"):
         torch._C._host_emptyCache = lambda: None
 
-    # Patch the canonical definition.
+    # --- cleanup_dist_env_and_memory ---
     parallel_state.cleanup_dist_env_and_memory = _hpu_cleanup_dist_env_and_memory
-    # Patch the re-export from ``vllm.distributed`` so ``from vllm.distributed
-    # import cleanup_dist_env_and_memory`` (used by the upstream pytest
-    # conftest) also picks up the HPU-safe version.
     import vllm.distributed as _vllm_distributed
 
     _vllm_distributed.cleanup_dist_env_and_memory = _hpu_cleanup_dist_env_and_memory
 
+    # --- batched_count_greater_than (deferred) ---
+    # We cannot import the sampler modules here because the import chain
+    # triggers platform re-initialisation ("Device string must not be
+    # empty").  Instead we hook into ``load_general_plugins`` which runs
+    # in every process (parent + EngineCore subprocess) after the platform
+    # is ready.
+    import vllm.plugins as _plugins_mod
+
+    _original_load_general = _plugins_mod.load_general_plugins
+
+    def _load_general_with_hpu_patches():
+        _original_load_general()
+        _patch_batched_count_greater_than()
+
+    _plugins_mod.load_general_plugins = _load_general_with_hpu_patches
+
 
 def patch_hf3fs_mock_client():
     """Guard CUDA sync in the HF3FS mock client on non-CUDA platforms.