diff --git a/vllm/attention/layer.py b/vllm/attention/layer.py
index 7544daa3aff7a..22eaa22b8b385 100644
--- a/vllm/attention/layer.py
+++ b/vllm/attention/layer.py
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ from vllm.v1.kv_cache_interface import (
     SlidingWindowSpec,
 )
 
+if current_platform.is_rocm():
+    from vllm.platforms.rocm import on_gfx9
+else:
+    on_gfx9 = lambda *args, **kwargs: False
+
+
 FP8_DTYPE = current_platform.fp8_dtype()
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 USE_XFORMERS_OPS = None
@@ -96,18 +102,29 @@ def maybe_get_vit_flash_attn_backend(
     attn_backend: _Backend,
     use_upstream_fa: bool,
     attn_backend_override: _Backend | None = None,
-) -> tuple[_Backend, Callable]:
-    if (
-        attn_backend != _Backend.FLASH_ATTN
-        and attn_backend != _Backend.ROCM_AITER_FA
-        and check_upstream_fa_availability(torch.get_default_dtype())
-        and attn_backend_override is None
-    ):
-        attn_backend = _Backend.FLASH_ATTN
-        use_upstream_fa = True
+) -> tuple[_Backend, Callable | None]:
+    if current_platform.is_rocm():
+        if envs.VLLM_ROCM_USE_AITER and envs.VLLM_ROCM_USE_AITER_MHA and on_gfx9():
+            attn_backend = _Backend.ROCM_AITER_FA
 
-    if current_platform.is_rocm() and attn_backend == _Backend.FLASH_ATTN:
-        use_upstream_fa = True
+        elif (
+            check_upstream_fa_availability(torch.get_default_dtype())
+            and on_gfx9()
+            and attn_backend_override is None
+        ):
+            attn_backend = _Backend.FLASH_ATTN
+            use_upstream_fa = True
+        else:
+            return _Backend.TORCH_SDPA, None
+
+    elif current_platform.is_cuda():
+        if attn_backend != _Backend.FLASH_ATTN and check_upstream_fa_availability(
+            torch.get_default_dtype()
+        ):
+            attn_backend = _Backend.FLASH_ATTN
+            use_upstream_fa = True
+    else:
+        return _Backend.TORCH_SDPA, None
 
     if attn_backend in {_Backend.FLASH_ATTN, _Backend.ROCM_AITER_FA}:
         if attn_backend == _Backend.ROCM_AITER_FA:
@@ -570,6 +587,7 @@ class MultiHeadAttention(nn.Module):
             value = torch.repeat_interleave(value, num_repeat, dim=2)
 
         if self.is_flash_attn_backend:
+            assert self._flash_attn_varlen_func is not None
             cu_seqlens_q = torch.arange(
                 0, (bsz + 1) * q_len, step=q_len, dtype=torch.int32, device=query.device
             )
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_5_vl.py b/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
index c657b06d43553..a3436201a1db6 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_5_vl.py
@@ -429,6 +429,12 @@ class Qwen2_5_VisionAttention(nn.Module):
             ).contiguous()
         elif self.attn_backend == _Backend.TORCH_SDPA:
             # Execute attention entry by entry for speed & less VRAM.
+            from vllm.platforms import current_platform
+
+            if current_platform.is_rocm():
+                q = q.contiguous()
+                k = k.contiguous()
+                v = v.contiguous()
             outputs = []
             for i in range(1, len(cu_seqlens)):
                 start_idx = cu_seqlens[i - 1]
diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_vl.py b/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_vl.py
index 61f7970d56f60..47ce3ee744edd 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_vl.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/models/qwen2_vl.py
@@ -462,6 +462,12 @@ class Qwen2VisionAttention(nn.Module):
             ).contiguous()
         elif self.attn_backend == _Backend.TORCH_SDPA:
             # Execute attention entry by entry for speed & less VRAM.
+            from vllm.platforms import current_platform
+
+            if current_platform.is_rocm():
+                q = q.contiguous()
+                k = k.contiguous()
+                v = v.contiguous()
             outputs = []
             for i in range(1, len(cu_seqlens)):
                 start_idx = cu_seqlens[i - 1]
diff --git a/vllm/platforms/rocm.py b/vllm/platforms/rocm.py
index b2ec40849446d..059ed4430e367 100644
--- a/vllm/platforms/rocm.py
+++ b/vllm/platforms/rocm.py
@@ -205,12 +205,16 @@ class RocmPlatform(Platform):
 
     @classmethod
     def get_vit_attn_backend(cls, head_size: int, dtype: torch.dtype) -> "_Backend":
+        from importlib.util import find_spec
+
         from vllm.attention.backends.registry import _Backend
 
         if envs.VLLM_ROCM_USE_AITER and envs.VLLM_ROCM_USE_AITER_MHA and on_gfx9():
             return _Backend.ROCM_AITER_FA
-        if on_gfx9():
+
+        if on_gfx9() and find_spec("flash_attn") is not None:
             return _Backend.FLASH_ATTN
+
         return _Backend.TORCH_SDPA
 
     @classmethod