diff --git a/src/maxdiffusion/models/attention_flax.py b/src/maxdiffusion/models/attention_flax.py
index 555caaf9..9b57e110 100644
--- a/src/maxdiffusion/models/attention_flax.py
+++ b/src/maxdiffusion/models/attention_flax.py
@@ -186,17 +186,19 @@ def _tpu_flash_attention(
     kv_max_block_size = key.shape[1]
   else:
     kv_max_block_size = q_max_block_size
-  if flash_block_sizes:
+  # ensure that for cross attention we override the block sizes.
+  if flash_block_sizes and key.shape[1] == query.shape[1]:
     block_sizes = flash_block_sizes
   else:
+    block_size_q = flash_block_sizes.block_q if flash_block_sizes else q_max_block_size
     block_sizes = splash_attention_kernel.BlockSizes(
-        block_q=min(q_max_block_size, query.shape[2]),
+        block_q=block_size_q,
         block_kv_compute=min(kv_max_block_size, key.shape[2]),
         block_kv=min(kv_max_block_size, key.shape[2]),
-        block_q_dkv=min(q_max_block_size, query.shape[2]),
+        block_q_dkv=block_size_q,
         block_kv_dkv=min(kv_max_block_size, key.shape[2]),
         block_kv_dkv_compute=min(kv_max_block_size, query.shape[2]),
-        block_q_dq=None if attention_kernel == "tokamax_flash" else block_sizes.block_q_dq,
+        block_q_dq=None if attention_kernel == "tokamax_flash" else block_size_q,
         block_kv_dq=None if attention_kernel == "tokamax_flash" else min(kv_max_block_size, query.shape[2]),
         use_fused_bwd_kernel=True if attention_kernel == "tokamax_flash" else False,
     )