diff --git a/vllm/engine/arg_utils.py b/vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
index 442e4100fea1..14ab5358c44e 100644
--- a/vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
+++ b/vllm/engine/arg_utils.py
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ def create_engine_config(
         from vllm.platforms import current_platform
         current_platform.pre_register_and_update()
 
-        device_config = DeviceConfig(device=current_platform.device_type)
+        device_config = DeviceConfig(device=self.device)
         model_config = self.create_model_config()
 
         # * If VLLM_USE_V1 is unset, we enable V1 for "supported features"