diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/kernels/mhc/tilelang_kernels.py b/vllm/model_executor/kernels/mhc/tilelang_kernels.py
index 5cc91a470a31..9fa13041b3f3 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/kernels/mhc/tilelang_kernels.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/kernels/mhc/tilelang_kernels.py
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ def mhc_pre_big_fuse_with_norm_tilelang(
             sumsq_per_pos = T.alloc_fragment(hidden_block, T.float32)
             T.clear(sumsq_per_pos)
 
-            for i0_h in T.Pipelined(hidden_size // hidden_block, num_stages=3):
+            for i0_h in T.Pipelined(hidden_size // hidden_block, num_stages=2):
                 xs = T.alloc_shared((hc_mult, hidden_block), T.bfloat16)
                 xl = T.alloc_fragment((hc_mult, hidden_block), T.float32)
                 T.copy(residual[i, 0, i0_h * hidden_block], xs)