diff --git a/vllm/utils/torch_utils.py b/vllm/utils/torch_utils.py
index 11c64d8cbc82..f0c7e9366f11 100644
--- a/vllm/utils/torch_utils.py
+++ b/vllm/utils/torch_utils.py
@@ -64,6 +64,36 @@
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 
+def is_strictly_contiguous(t: torch.Tensor) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if tensor is contiguous AND has no degenerate strides.
+
+    A degenerate stride occurs when a dimension has size 1 but the stride
+    doesn't match the canonical contiguous layout. This can cause issues
+    in some CUDA kernels that rely on stride values for memory access.
+
+    For a C-contiguous tensor of shape (d0, d1, ..., dn), the expected
+    strides are: stride[i] = product(shape[i+1:]) for all i, with stride[-1]=1.
+
+    Example with torch.Size([16, 1, 8, 32]):
+        - Canonical strides: (256, 256, 32, 1)
+        - Degenerate strides: (256, 1, 32, 1)  # dim=1 has size=1, allowing
+                                                  # non-canonical stride in dim=0
+    """
+    if not t.is_contiguous():
+        return False
+
+    # Check that strides match canonical contiguous layout
+    shape = t.shape
+    strides = t.stride()
+    expected_stride = 1
+    for i in range(len(shape) - 1, -1, -1):
+        if strides[i] != expected_stride:
+            return False
+        expected_stride *= shape[i]
+    return True
+
+
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def set_default_torch_dtype(dtype: torch.dtype):
     """Sets the default torch dtype to the given dtype."""
diff --git a/vllm/v1/attention/backends/flashinfer.py b/vllm/v1/attention/backends/flashinfer.py
index 8dc2838d88a5..314a8f2bb42d 100755
--- a/vllm/v1/attention/backends/flashinfer.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/attention/backends/flashinfer.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 )
 from vllm.utils.math_utils import cdiv
 from vllm.utils.platform_utils import is_pin_memory_available
+from vllm.utils.torch_utils import is_strictly_contiguous
 from vllm.v1.attention.backend import (
     AttentionBackend,
     AttentionImpl,
@@ -1392,11 +1393,11 @@ def forward(
 
                 # This path needs to be enabled with VLLM_KV_CACHE_LAYOUT = HND
                 assert get_kv_cache_layout() == "HND"
-                assert prefill_query.is_contiguous()
-                assert kv_cache_permute.is_contiguous()
-                assert workspace_buffer.is_contiguous()
-                assert block_tables_prefill.is_contiguous()
-                assert seq_lens_prefill.is_contiguous()
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(prefill_query)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(kv_cache_permute)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(workspace_buffer)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(block_tables_prefill)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(seq_lens_prefill)
 
                 if output.dtype == FP4_DTYPE:
                     assert self.o_sf_scale is not None
@@ -1503,11 +1504,11 @@ def forward(
 
                 # This path needs to be enabled with VLLM_KV_CACHE_LAYOUT = HND
                 assert get_kv_cache_layout() == "HND"
-                assert decode_query.is_contiguous()
-                assert kv_cache_permute.is_contiguous()
-                assert workspace_buffer.is_contiguous()
-                assert block_tables_decode.is_contiguous()
-                assert seq_lens_decode.is_contiguous()
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(decode_query)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(kv_cache_permute)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(workspace_buffer)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(block_tables_decode)
+                assert is_strictly_contiguous(seq_lens_decode)
 
                 if output.dtype == FP4_DTYPE:
                     assert self.o_sf_scale is not None