diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
index c54088a234..5dcc8776d8 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ static bool ggml_backend_cuda_cpy_tensor_async(ggml_backend_t backend_src, ggml_
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!(copy_from_host || ggml_backend_buffer_is_cuda(src->buffer)) || !ggml_backend_buffer_is_cuda(dst->buffer)) {
+    if (!(copy_from_host || ggml_backend_buffer_is_cuda(buf_src)) || !ggml_backend_buffer_is_cuda(dst->buffer)) {
         return false;
     }