diff --git a/example/ck_tile/18_hstu_attention/hstu_attention_fwd_pipeline.hpp b/example/ck_tile/18_hstu_attention/hstu_attention_fwd_pipeline.hpp
index 790f6e2b90..ea82f9c43e 100644
--- a/example/ck_tile/18_hstu_attention/hstu_attention_fwd_pipeline.hpp
+++ b/example/ck_tile/18_hstu_attention/hstu_attention_fwd_pipeline.hpp
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ struct HstuAttentionFwdPipelineQRKSVS
                              {seqlen_k_start, 0},
                              Policy::template MakeKDramTileDistribution<Problem>());
 
+        auto q_tile = load_tile(q_dram_window);
+
         auto k_tile = load_tile(k_dram_window);
         move_tile_window(k_dram_window, {kK1, 0});
 
-        auto q_tile = load_tile(q_dram_window);
-
         __builtin_amdgcn_sched_barrier(0);
 
         // K tile in LDS
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ struct HstuAttentionFwdPipelineQRKSVS
                 store_tile(k_lds_windows[number<i_k1 % NumKLdsBuffers>{}],
                            tile_elementwise_in(k_element_func, k_tile));
 
-                clear_tile(sacc_tiles[i_k1]);
-
                 if constexpr(i_k1 < k1_loops - 1)
                 {
                     k_tile = load_tile(k_dram_window);
@@ -319,12 +317,12 @@ struct HstuAttentionFwdPipelineQRKSVS
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    static_for<0, NumPrefetchV, 1>{}([&](auto i_buf) {
-                        v_tiles[i_buf] = load_tile(v_dram_window);
-                        move_tile_window(v_dram_window, {0, kK1});
-                    });
+                    v_tiles[I0] = load_tile(v_dram_window);
+                    move_tile_window(v_dram_window, {0, kK1});
                 };
 
+                clear_tile(sacc_tiles[i_k1]);
+
                 block_sync_lds();
                 // execute current unroll of gemm_0
                 gemm_0(sacc_tiles[i_k1], q_tile, k_lds_windows[number<i_k1 % NumKLdsBuffers>{}]);
@@ -379,9 +377,10 @@ struct HstuAttentionFwdPipelineQRKSVS
                 seqlen_k_curr += kK1;
             });
 
-            // load one k_tile for next iteration
-            k_tile = load_tile(k_dram_window);
-            move_tile_window(k_dram_window, {kK1, 0});
+            static_for<1, NumPrefetchV, 1>{}([&](auto i_buf) {
+                v_tiles[i_buf] = load_tile(v_dram_window);
+                move_tile_window(v_dram_window, {0, kK1});
+            });
 
             if constexpr(std::is_same_v<VLayout, ck_tile::tensor_layout::gemm::RowMajor>)
             {
@@ -433,6 +432,12 @@ struct HstuAttentionFwdPipelineQRKSVS
                 {
                     v_tiles[number<i_k1 % NumPrefetchV>{}] = load_tile(v_dram_window);
                     move_tile_window(v_dram_window, {0, kK1});
+                }
+                else if constexpr(i_k1 == k1_loops - NumPrefetchV)
+                {
+                    // load one k_tile for next iteration
+                    k_tile = load_tile(k_dram_window);
+                    move_tile_window(k_dram_window, {kK1, 0});
                 };
 
                 block_sync_lds();