1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/candle-nn/src/var_builder.rs b/candle-nn/src/var_builder.rs
index b02d216b..1466f6d0 100644
--- a/candle-nn/src/var_builder.rs
+++ b/candle-nn/src/var_builder.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use candle::{safetensors::Load, DType, Device, Error, Result, Shape, Tensor};
-use safetensors::slice::IndexOp;
-use safetensors::tensor::SafeTensors;
+use safetensors::{slice::IndexOp, tensor::SafeTensors};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ impl<'a> TensorData<'a> {
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct VarBuilder<'a> {
     data: Arc<TensorData<'a>>,
-    pub path: Vec<String>,
+    path: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> VarBuilder<'a> {
@@ -179,7 +178,10 @@ impl<'a> VarBuilder<'a> {
 
                 shape[dim] = block_size;
 
-                Tensor::from_safetensors_slice(iterator, dtype, &shape, &data.device)?
+                let dtype: DType = dtype.try_into()?;
+
+                let raw: Vec<u8> = iterator.into_iter().flatten().cloned().collect();
+                Tensor::from_raw_buffer(&raw, dtype, &shape, &data.device)?
             }
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         };