diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/llama.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/llama.py
index a6f460846..284334396 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/llama.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/llama.py
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ class LlamaForCausalLM(nn.Module):
         ]
         params_dict = dict(self.named_parameters())
 
+        load_tie_word_embeddings = (
+            hasattr(self.config, "tie_word_embeddings")
+            and self.config.tie_word_embeddings
+            and "lm_head.weight" in params_dict
+        )
+
         for name, loaded_weight in weights:
             if "rotary_emb.inv_freq" in name or "projector" in name:
                 continue
@@ -412,15 +418,14 @@ class LlamaForCausalLM(nn.Module):
                 weight_loader = getattr(param, "weight_loader", default_weight_loader)
                 weight_loader(param, loaded_weight)
 
-        if (
-            hasattr(self.config, "tie_word_embeddings")
-            and self.config.tie_word_embeddings
-            and "lm_head.weight" in params_dict
-        ):
+                if load_tie_word_embeddings and name == "model.embed_tokens.weight":
+                    embed_tokens_weight = loaded_weight
+
+        if load_tie_word_embeddings:
             # Tie output embedding layer to input embedding layer, to solve issues where lm_head.weight is missing
             param = self.lm_head.weight
             weight_loader = getattr(param, "weight_loader", default_weight_loader)
-            weight_loader(param, self.model.embed_tokens.weight)
+            weight_loader(param, embed_tokens_weight)
 
         apply_torchao_config_(self, params_dict, set(["proj.weight"]))