diff --git a/torchrec/distributed/tests/test_pt2.py b/torchrec/distributed/tests/test_pt2.py
index 90c8eade7..5440dba18 100644
--- a/torchrec/distributed/tests/test_pt2.py
+++ b/torchrec/distributed/tests/test_pt2.py
@@ -604,3 +604,65 @@ def test_maybe_compute_kjt_to_jt_dict(self) -> None:
             # TODO: turn on AOT Inductor test once the support is ready
             test_aot_inductor=False,
         )
+
+    def test_kjt_values_specialization(self):
+        with dynamo_skipfiles_allow("torchrec"):
+            from torch._dynamo.testing import CompileCounter
+
+            kjt0 = KeyedJaggedTensor(
+                values=torch.tensor([3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], dtype=torch.int64),
+                keys=["f0", "f1", "f2"],
+                lengths=torch.tensor([0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2]),
+                stride=2,
+            )
+            torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_unbacked(kjt0._values, 0)
+
+            counter = CompileCounter()
+
+            @torch._dynamo.optimize(counter, nopython=True)
+            def f(kjt):
+                l: List[KeyedJaggedTensor] = kjt.split([1, 1, 1])
+                return l[0].values().sum() + l[1].values().sum() + l[2].values().sum()
+
+            f(kjt0)
+            self.assertEqual(counter.frame_count, 1)
+
+            kjt1 = KeyedJaggedTensor(
+                values=torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.int64),
+                keys=["f0", "f1", "f2"],
+                lengths=torch.tensor([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]),
+                stride=2,
+            )
+            torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_unbacked(kjt1._values, 0)
+            f(kjt1)
+            self.assertEqual(counter.frame_count, 1)
+
+    def test_kjt_values_specialization_utils(self):
+        with dynamo_skipfiles_allow("torchrec"):
+            from torch._dynamo.testing import CompileCounter
+
+            kjt0 = KeyedJaggedTensor(
+                values=torch.tensor([3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8], dtype=torch.int64),
+                keys=["f0", "f1", "f2"],
+                lengths=torch.tensor([0, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2]),
+                stride=2,
+            ).sync()
+
+            counter = CompileCounter()
+
+            @torch._dynamo.optimize(counter, nopython=True)
+            def f(kjt):
+                l: List[KeyedJaggedTensor] = kjt.split([1, 1, 1])
+                return l[0].values().sum() + l[1].values().sum() + l[2].values().sum()
+
+            f(kjt_for_pt2_tracing(kjt0))
+            self.assertEqual(counter.frame_count, 1)
+
+            kjt1 = KeyedJaggedTensor(
+                values=torch.tensor([], dtype=torch.int64),
+                keys=["f0", "f1", "f2"],
+                lengths=torch.tensor([0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]),
+                stride=2,
+            ).sync()
+            f(kjt_for_pt2_tracing(kjt1))
+            self.assertEqual(counter.frame_count, 1)
diff --git a/torchrec/pt2/utils.py b/torchrec/pt2/utils.py
index bf0800042..271da8308 100644
--- a/torchrec/pt2/utils.py
+++ b/torchrec/pt2/utils.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def kjt_for_pt2_tracing(
         # We can mark static lengths dimension as we have fixed batch_size, but using VB path for tracing
         torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_static(lengths, 0)
         values = kjt.values().long()
-        torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_dynamic(values, 0)
+        torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_unbacked(values, 0)
 
         return KeyedJaggedTensor(
             keys=kjt.keys(),
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def kjt_for_pt2_tracing(
     stride = kjt.stride()
 
     values = kjt.values().long()
-    torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_dynamic(values, 0)
+    torch._dynamo.decorators.mark_unbacked(values, 0)
 
     return KeyedJaggedTensor(
         keys=kjt.keys(),