diff --git a/mmengine/dist/utils.py b/mmengine/dist/utils.py
index d1d19d8f68..4e77700141 100644
--- a/mmengine/dist/utils.py
+++ b/mmengine/dist/utils.py
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ def _init_dist_pytorch(backend, init_backend='torch', **kwargs) -> None:
         **kwargs: keyword arguments are passed to ``init_process_group``.
     """
     rank = int(os.environ['RANK'])
+    # LOCAL_RANK is set by `torch.distributed.launch` since PyTorch 1.1
+    local_rank = int(os.environ['LOCAL_RANK'])
     if is_mlu_available():
         import torch_mlu  # noqa: F401
-        local_rank = int(os.environ['LOCAL_RANK'])
         torch.mlu.set_device(local_rank)
         torch_dist.init_process_group(
             backend='cncl',
@@ -110,15 +111,13 @@ def _init_dist_pytorch(backend, init_backend='torch', **kwargs) -> None:
             **kwargs)
     elif is_npu_available():
         import torch_npu  # noqa: F401
-        torch.npu.set_device(rank)
+        torch.npu.set_device(local_rank)
         torch_dist.init_process_group(
             backend='hccl',
             rank=rank,
             world_size=int(os.environ['WORLD_SIZE']),
             **kwargs)
     else:
-        # LOCAL_RANK is set by `torch.distributed.launch` since PyTorch 1.1
-        local_rank = int(os.environ['LOCAL_RANK'])
         torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank)
 
         if init_backend == 'torch':