diff --git a/modules/shared.py b/modules/shared.py
index af5ec283..564f613e 100644
--- a/modules/shared.py
+++ b/modules/shared.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from modules import shared_cmd_options, shared_gradio_themes, options, shared_it
 from modules.paths_internal import models_path, script_path, data_path, sd_configs_path, sd_default_config, sd_model_file, default_sd_model_file, extensions_dir, extensions_builtin_dir  # noqa: F401
 from modules import util
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from backend import memory_management
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from modules import shared_state, styles, interrogate, shared_total_tqdm, memmon
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ device: str = None
 
 weight_load_location: str = None
 
-xformers_available = False
+xformers_available = memory_management.xformers_enabled()
 
 hypernetworks = {}