diff --git a/comfy/ldm/pixeldit/modules.py b/comfy/ldm/pixeldit/modules.py
index 72067643d..b9ac69eda 100644
--- a/comfy/ldm/pixeldit/modules.py
+++ b/comfy/ldm/pixeldit/modules.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class PiTBlock(nn.Module):
 
         mlp_params = self.adaLN_modulation_mlp(s_cond).view(BL, P2, 3 * self.pixel_dim)
         shift_mlp, scale_mlp, gate_mlp = mlp_params.chunk(3, dim=-1)
-        gate_mlp = gate_mlp.contiguous()
+        gate_mlp = gate_mlp.contiguous()  # detach from mlp_params so the del below frees shift+scale storage before the MLP
         mlp_input = apply_adaln_(self.norm2(x), shift_mlp, scale_mlp)
         del mlp_params, shift_mlp, scale_mlp
         chunk_size = (BL + self.mlp_chunks - 1) // self.mlp_chunks