diff --git a/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/ppl.py b/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/ppl.py
index 1b71d9fe..d340297e 100644
--- a/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/ppl.py
+++ b/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/ppl.py
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ class BigDLPPL:
 
             ppl_mean = np.mean(np.array(ppls)[~np.isnan(np.array(ppls))])
         finally:
-            torch.xpu.synchronize()
-            torch.xpu.empty_cache()
+            if self.device == "xpu":
+                torch.xpu.synchronize()
+                torch.xpu.empty_cache()
             del self.model
             gc.collect()
         
diff --git a/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/run.py b/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/run.py
index d548e984..881d82e0 100644
--- a/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/run.py
+++ b/python/llm/dev/benchmark/perplexity/run.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def main():
         dumped = json.dumps(results, indent=2)
         print(dumped)
 
-        if args.output_path:
+        if output_path:
             with open(f"{log_dir}/result.json", "w") as f:
                 f.write(dumped)