diff --git a/monai/networks/utils.py b/monai/networks/utils.py
index 7e3d2e2170..152911f443 100644
--- a/monai/networks/utils.py
+++ b/monai/networks/utils.py
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ def scale_batch_size(input_shape: Sequence[int], scale_num: int):
                     inputs=input_placeholder,
                     enabled_precisions=convert_precision,
                     device=target_device,
+                    ir="torchscript",
                     **kwargs,
                 )