diff --git a/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_mul_mat.cpp b/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_mul_mat.cpp
index 041ad165..2277349b 100644
--- a/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_mul_mat.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/iqk/iqk_mul_mat.cpp
@@ -737,46 +737,45 @@ extern "C" IQK_API bool iqk_moe_fused_up_gate(long Nx, long Ny, long ne00, int n
 
     auto etypeA = ggml_type(typeA);
     if (auto dequant_type = MulMat::is_dequant_better(etypeA, Ny); dequant_type != etypeA) {
-        if (!MulMat::prepare(dequant_type, typeB, ne00, mm, Ny)) {
-            return false;
-        }
+        if (MulMat::prepare(dequant_type, typeB, ne00, mm, Ny)) {
 
-        constexpr int k_x_step = 64;
+            constexpr int k_x_step = 64;
 
-        auto num_rows = MulMat::num_rows(ggml_type(dequant_type));
-        GGML_ASSERT(Nx%num_rows == 0);
-        auto nrc_x = (Nx/num_rows + nth - 1)/nth;
-        auto first_x = ith*nrc_x;
-        if (first_x + nrc_x > Nx/num_rows) nrc_x = Nx/num_rows - first_x;
-        first_x *= num_rows;
-        nrc_x   *= num_rows;
+            auto num_rows = MulMat::num_rows(ggml_type(dequant_type));
+            GGML_ASSERT(Nx%num_rows == 0);
+            auto nrc_x = (Nx/num_rows + nth - 1)/nth;
+            auto first_x = ith*nrc_x;
+            if (first_x + nrc_x > Nx/num_rows) nrc_x = Nx/num_rows - first_x;
+            first_x *= num_rows;
+            nrc_x   *= num_rows;
 
-        size_t row_size_qx = ggml_row_size(dequant_type, ne00);
-        size_t row_size_qy = strideB;
+            size_t row_size_qx = ggml_row_size(dequant_type, ne00);
+            size_t row_size_qy = strideB;
 
-        DataInfo info{C + first_x, (const char *)B, nb1/sizeof(float), row_size_qy, 0, ne11, row_mapping, nb2/sizeof(float)};
+            DataInfo info{C + first_x, (const char *)B, nb1/sizeof(float), row_size_qy, 0, ne11, row_mapping, nb2/sizeof(float)};
 
-        auto& f = thread_local_work_buffer();
+            auto& f = thread_local_work_buffer();
 
-        for (int ix = 0; ix < nrc_x; ix += k_x_step) {
-            auto this_info = info;
-            this_info.s += ix;
-            int this_nrc_x = ix + k_x_step <= nrc_x ? k_x_step : nrc_x - ix;
-            if (f.size() < 2*row_size_qx*this_nrc_x) f.resize(2*row_size_qx*this_nrc_x);
-            auto Xu = f.data();
-            auto Xg = f.data() + row_size_qx*this_nrc_x;
-            if (!iqk_convert_repack(typeA, ne00, (const char *)Aup   + (first_x + ix)*strideA, strideA, Xu, ne00, this_nrc_x)) {
-                GGML_ABORT("Fatal error");
+            for (int ix = 0; ix < nrc_x; ix += k_x_step) {
+                auto this_info = info;
+                this_info.s += ix;
+                int this_nrc_x = ix + k_x_step <= nrc_x ? k_x_step : nrc_x - ix;
+                if (f.size() < 2*row_size_qx*this_nrc_x) f.resize(2*row_size_qx*this_nrc_x);
+                auto Xu = f.data();
+                auto Xg = f.data() + row_size_qx*this_nrc_x;
+                if (!iqk_convert_repack(typeA, ne00, (const char *)Aup   + (first_x + ix)*strideA, strideA, Xu, ne00, this_nrc_x)) {
+                    GGML_ABORT("Fatal error");
+                }
+                if (!iqk_convert_repack(typeA, ne00, (const char *)Agate + (first_x + ix)*strideA, strideA, Xg, ne00, this_nrc_x)) {
+                    GGML_ABORT("Fatal error");
+                }
+                auto up_b   = up_b_c   ? (const float *)up_b_c + first_x + ix : nullptr;
+                auto gate_b = gate_b_c ? (const float *)gate_b_c + first_x + ix : nullptr;
+                mm.mul_mat_up_gate_NxM(ne00, Xu, Xg, row_size_qx, up_b, gate_b, this_info, this_nrc_x, Ny, unary_op);
             }
-            if (!iqk_convert_repack(typeA, ne00, (const char *)Agate + (first_x + ix)*strideA, strideA, Xg, ne00, this_nrc_x)) {
-                GGML_ABORT("Fatal error");
-            }
-            auto up_b   = up_b_c   ? (const float *)up_b_c + first_x + ix : nullptr;
-            auto gate_b = gate_b_c ? (const float *)gate_b_c + first_x + ix : nullptr;
-            mm.mul_mat_up_gate_NxM(ne00, Xu, Xg, row_size_qx, up_b, gate_b, this_info, this_nrc_x, Ny, unary_op);
-        }
 
-        return true;
+            return true;
+        }
 
     }