diff --git a/imperative/python/megengine/autodiff/grad_manager.py b/imperative/python/megengine/autodiff/grad_manager.py
index d2d73f3d..19b48eb1 100644
--- a/imperative/python/megengine/autodiff/grad_manager.py
+++ b/imperative/python/megengine/autodiff/grad_manager.py
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class GradManager:
         if dy is None:
             dys = [ones_like(y) for y in ys]
         elif isinstance(dy, (tuple, list)):
-            dys = ys
+            dys = dy
         else:
             dys = [dy]
         try: