diff --git a/vllm/model_executor/layers/rotary_embedding/mrope.py b/vllm/model_executor/layers/rotary_embedding/mrope.py
index 0acb5ea742455..27ca010cdc3ae 100644
--- a/vllm/model_executor/layers/rotary_embedding/mrope.py
+++ b/vllm/model_executor/layers/rotary_embedding/mrope.py
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ class MRotaryEmbedding(RotaryEmbedding):
         key = torch.cat((key_rot, key_pass), dim=-1).reshape(key_shape)
         return query, key
 
+    def forward_cpu(
+        self,
+        positions: torch.Tensor,
+        query: torch.Tensor,
+        key: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
+        offsets: Optional[torch.Tensor] = None,
+    ) -> tuple[torch.Tensor, Optional[torch.Tensor]]:
+        return self.forward_native(positions, query, key, offsets)
+
     @classmethod
     def get_input_positions(
         cls,