--- weight_utils.py.ori	2026-05-08 01:25:36.000000000 +0000
+++ weight_utils.py	2026-06-08 07:11:23.000000000 +0000
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import glob
 import hashlib
 import json
+import random
 import os
 import tempfile
 import threading
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@
     use_tqdm_on_load: bool,
     safetensors_load_strategy: str | None = None,
     local_expert_ids: set[int] | None = None,
+    shuffle_safetensors_files: bool = False,
 ) -> Generator[tuple[str, torch.Tensor], None, None]:
     """Iterate over the weights in the model safetensor files.

@@ -892,6 +894,14 @@
         loading_desc += " (eager)"

     sorted_files = sorted(hf_weights_files, key=_natural_sort_key)
+
+    if shuffle_safetensors_files:
+        if torch.distributed.is_initialized():
+            rank = torch.distributed.get_rank()
+        else:
+            rank = 0
+        rng = random.Random(42 + rank)
+        rng.shuffle(sorted_files)

     fs_type = _get_fs_type(sorted_files)
     is_net_fs = fs_type in ("nfs", "nfs4", "lustre")