diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/layers/sampler.py b/python/sglang/srt/layers/sampler.py
index 56a831f2d..565ce106e 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/layers/sampler.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/layers/sampler.py
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ class Sampler(nn.Module):
                 logprobs = torch.nn.functional.log_softmax(logits, dim=-1)
 
         else:
-            # Post process original logits. if temperatures are all 1.0, no need to rescale
+            # If requested, cache probabilities from original logits before temperature scaling.
             if return_logprob and RETURN_ORIGINAL_LOGPROB:
-                logprobs = torch.softmax(logits, dim=-1)
+                probs_without_temp_scaling = torch.softmax(logits, dim=-1)
 
             # Post process logits
             logits.div_(sampling_info.temperatures)
@@ -123,9 +123,10 @@ class Sampler(nn.Module):
             if return_logprob:
                 # clamp to avoid -inf
                 if RETURN_ORIGINAL_LOGPROB:
-                    logprobs = torch.log(logprobs).clamp(
-                        min=torch.finfo(logprobs.dtype).min
+                    logprobs = torch.log(probs_without_temp_scaling).clamp(
+                        min=torch.finfo(probs_without_temp_scaling.dtype).min
                     )
+                    del probs_without_temp_scaling
                 else:
                     logprobs = torch.log(probs).clamp(min=torch.finfo(probs.dtype).min)