diff --git a/src/llama-graph.cpp b/src/llama-graph.cpp
index 337fb5cb0df36..7fd134aab8eef 100644
--- a/src/llama-graph.cpp
+++ b/src/llama-graph.cpp
@@ -1091,22 +1091,25 @@ ggml_tensor * llm_graph_context::build_attn_mha(
         ggml_flash_attn_ext_set_prec(cur, GGML_PREC_F32);
 
         if (v_mla) {
-#if 0
-            // v_mla can be applied as a matrix-vector multiplication with broadcasting across dimension 3 == n_tokens.
-            // However, the code is optimized for dimensions 0 and 1 being large, so this is ineffient.
-            cur = ggml_reshape_4d(ctx0, cur, v_mla->ne[0], 1, n_head, n_tokens);
-            cur = ggml_mul_mat(ctx0, v_mla, cur);
-#else
-            // It's preferable to do the calculation as a matrix-matrix multiplication with n_tokens in dimension 1.
-            // The permutations are noops and only change how the tensor data is interpreted.
-            cur = ggml_permute(ctx0, cur, 0, 2, 1, 3);
-            cur = ggml_mul_mat(ctx0, v_mla, cur);
-            cur = ggml_permute(ctx0, cur, 0, 2, 1, 3);
-            cur = ggml_cont(ctx0, cur); // Needed because ggml_reshape_2d expects contiguous inputs.
-#endif
+            // To "decompress" from MQA back to MHA, v_mla can be either be applied as:
+            // 1. A matrix-vector multiplication with broadcasting across dimension 3 == n_tokens.
+            //    - The code is optimized for dimensions 0 and 1 being large, so this is ineffient.
+            // 2. A matrix-matrix multiplication with n_tokens in dimension 1.
+            //    - The added cost of the cont means that (1) is still more effeicent for small batches.
+            if (n_tokens < 32) {
+                cur = ggml_reshape_4d(ctx0, cur, v_mla->ne[0], 1, n_head, n_tokens);
+                cur = ggml_mul_mat(ctx0, v_mla, cur);
+                cur = ggml_reshape_2d(ctx0, cur, cur->ne[0]*n_head, n_tokens);
+            } else {
+                cur = ggml_permute(ctx0, cur, 0, 2, 1, 3);
+                cur = ggml_mul_mat(ctx0, v_mla, cur);
+                cur = ggml_permute(ctx0, cur, 0, 2, 1, 3);
+                cur = ggml_cont_2d(ctx0, cur, cur->ne[0]*n_head, n_tokens);
+            }
+        } else {
+            cur = ggml_reshape_2d(ctx0, cur, cur->ne[0]*n_head, n_tokens);
         }
 
-        cur = ggml_reshape_2d(ctx0, cur, cur->ne[0]*n_head, n_tokens);
     } else {
         ggml_tensor * kq = ggml_mul_mat(ctx0, k, q);