diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cu b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cu
index e1add5e03..6b3b0d064 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cu
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/mmq.cu
@@ -368,5 +368,12 @@ bool ggml_cuda_should_use_mmq(enum ggml_type type, int cc, int64_t ne11, int64_t
         return true;
     }
 
+    // gfx900 (Vega 10) lacks native dp4a, loses to dequant + hipBLAS
+    // for dense matrices; keep MMQ only for MoE, where the
+    // hipBLAS path is much slower.
+    if (cc == GGML_CUDA_CC_VEGA) {
+        return n_experts > 0;
+    }
+
     return (!GGML_CUDA_CC_IS_CDNA(cc)) || ne11 < MMQ_DP4A_MAX_BATCH_SIZE;
 }