diff --git a/ggml-metal.m b/ggml-metal.m
index c6817f01f2bdb..18ce5b88a1c01 100644
--- a/ggml-metal.m
+++ b/ggml-metal.m
@@ -633,14 +633,14 @@ static void ggml_metal_log(enum ggml_log_level level, const char * format, ...){
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_ARGSORT_F32_I32_ASC,           argsort_f32_i32_asc,            true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_ARGSORT_F32_I32_DESC,          argsort_f32_i32_desc,           true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_LEAKY_RELU_F32,                leaky_relu_f32,                 true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H64,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h64,         true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H80,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h80,         true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H96,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h96,         true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H112,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h112,        true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H128,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h128,        true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H256,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h256,        true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_VEC_F16_H128,   flash_attn_ext_vec_f16_h128,    true);
-        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_VEC_F16_H256,   flash_attn_ext_vec_f16_h256,    true);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H64,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h64,         ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H80,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h80,         ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H96,        flash_attn_ext_f16_h96,         ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H112,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h112,        ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H128,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h128,        ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_F16_H256,       flash_attn_ext_f16_h256,        ctx->support_simdgroup_mm);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_VEC_F16_H128,   flash_attn_ext_vec_f16_h128,    ctx->support_simdgroup_reduction);
+        GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_FLASH_ATTN_EXT_VEC_F16_H256,   flash_attn_ext_vec_f16_h256,    ctx->support_simdgroup_reduction);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_F16,                   cpy_f32_f16,                    true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_F32,                   cpy_f32_f32,                    true);
         GGML_METAL_ADD_KERNEL(GGML_METAL_KERNEL_TYPE_CPY_F32_Q8_0,                  cpy_f32_q8_0,                   true);
@@ -772,8 +772,9 @@ static bool ggml_metal_supports_op(const struct ggml_metal_context * ctx, const
         case GGML_OP_TIMESTEP_EMBEDDING:
         case GGML_OP_ARGSORT:
         case GGML_OP_LEAKY_RELU:
-        case GGML_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT:
             return true;
+        case GGML_OP_FLASH_ATTN_EXT:
+            return ctx->support_simdgroup_mm; // TODO: over-restricted for vec-kernels
         case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT:
         case GGML_OP_MUL_MAT_ID:
             return ctx->support_simdgroup_reduction &&