diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/worker.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/worker.py
index 60e0beb6845..260746be051 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/worker.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/offloading/worker.py
@@ -92,16 +92,17 @@ class OffloadingConnectorWorker:
                         if layer_is_packed[layer_name]
                         else page
                     )
+                    raw = torch.empty(
+                        0,
+                        dtype=torch.int8,
+                        device=layer_kv_cache.device,
+                    ).set_(layer_kv_cache.untyped_storage())
                     tensors_per_block[layer_name] = (
-                        torch.tensor(
-                            [],
-                            dtype=torch.int8,
-                            device=layer_kv_cache.device,
-                        ).set_(
-                            layer_kv_cache.untyped_storage(),
-                            byte_offset,
+                        torch.as_strided(
+                            raw,
                             (num_blocks, page),
                             (block_stride_bytes, 1),
+                            byte_offset,
                         ),
                     )
                     page_size_bytes[layer_name] = layer_kv_cache_spec.page_size_bytes