diff --git a/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs.hpp b/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs.hpp
index a392f0124d..281ddc07b7 100644
--- a/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs.hpp
+++ b/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs.hpp
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ struct BlockFmhaPipelineQRKSVS
 
         const auto num_total_loop = integer_divide_ceil(seqlen_k_end - seqlen_k_start, kN0);
 
-        // check early exit if masked and no work to do.
-        if constexpr(FmhaMask::IsMasking)
+        // check early exit if no work to do
+        if constexpr(FmhaMask::IsMasking || kPadSeqLenK)
         {
             if(num_total_loop <= 0)
             {
diff --git a/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs_async.hpp b/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs_async.hpp
index 601aa62c5c..19f569c45b 100644
--- a/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs_async.hpp
+++ b/include/ck_tile/ops/fmha/pipeline/block_fmha_pipeline_qr_ks_vs_async.hpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ struct BlockFmhaPipelineQRKSVSAsync
 
         const auto num_total_loop = integer_divide_ceil(seqlen_k_end - seqlen_k_start, kN0);
 
-        // check early exit
+        // check early exit if no work to do
         if constexpr(FmhaMask::IsMasking || kPadSeqLenK)
         {
             if(num_total_loop <= 0)