diff --git a/python/tvm/auto_scheduler/measure.py b/python/tvm/auto_scheduler/measure.py
index c58aeea57d14..8c6fd5f1a949 100644
--- a/python/tvm/auto_scheduler/measure.py
+++ b/python/tvm/auto_scheduler/measure.py
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ def _timed_eval_func(
             random_fill = tvm.get_global_func("tvm.contrib.random.random_fill", True)
             assert random_fill, "Please make sure USE_RANDOM is ON in the config.cmake"
             assert len(args) == len(build_res.args)
+            loc_args = []
             # pylint: disable=consider-using-enumerate
             for idx in range(len(args)):
                 if args[idx] is None:
@@ -917,11 +918,11 @@ def _timed_eval_func(
                         get_const_tuple(build_res_arg.shape), build_res_arg.dtype, dev
                     )
                     random_fill(empty_array)
-                    args[idx] = empty_array
+                    loc_args.append(empty_array)
                 else:
-                    args[idx] = ndarray.array(args[idx], dev)
+                    loc_args.append(ndarray.array(args[idx], dev))
             dev.sync()
-            costs = time_f(*args).results
+            costs = time_f(*loc_args).results
         # pylint: disable=broad-except
         except Exception:
             costs = (MAX_FLOAT,)
@@ -1112,6 +1113,7 @@ def _rpc_run(
             ), "Please make sure USE_RANDOM is ON in the config.cmake on the remote devices"
 
             assert len(args) == len(build_res.args)
+            loc_args = []
             # pylint: disable=consider-using-enumerate
             for idx in range(len(args)):
                 if args[idx] is None:
@@ -1120,16 +1122,16 @@ def _rpc_run(
                         get_const_tuple(build_res_arg.shape), build_res_arg.dtype, dev
                     )
                     random_fill(empty_array)
-                    args[idx] = empty_array
+                    loc_args.append(empty_array)
                 else:
-                    args[idx] = ndarray.array(args[idx], dev)
+                    loc_args.append(ndarray.array(args[idx], dev))
             dev.sync()
 
             # First run for check that the kernel is correct
-            func.entry_func(*args)
+            func.entry_func(*loc_args)
             dev.sync()
 
-            costs = time_f(*args).results
+            costs = time_f(*loc_args).results
 
             # clean up remote files
             remote.remove(build_res.filename)