diff --git a/vllm_ascend/utils.py b/vllm_ascend/utils.py
index de0e5d12..a45834b6 100644
--- a/vllm_ascend/utils.py
+++ b/vllm_ascend/utils.py
@@ -1146,7 +1146,16 @@ def check_gdn_layer(vllm_config) -> bool:
         return False
 
     hf_config = model_config.hf_config
-    if not hasattr(hf_config, "layer_types"):
-        return False
 
-    return "linear_attention" in hf_config.layer_types
+    # Use `or []` to prevent errors when layer_types is None
+    layer_types = getattr(hf_config, "layer_types", None) or []
+    if "linear_attention" in layer_types:
+        return True
+
+    text_config = getattr(hf_config, "text_config", None)
+    if text_config:
+        text_layer_types = getattr(text_config, "layer_types", None) or []
+        if "linear_attention" in text_layer_types:
+            return True
+
+    return False