diff --git a/aten/src/ATen/SparseTensorImpl.cpp b/aten/src/ATen/SparseTensorImpl.cpp
index 45492d7b212e..8d7d4b2ce0f8 100644
--- a/aten/src/ATen/SparseTensorImpl.cpp
+++ b/aten/src/ATen/SparseTensorImpl.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ SparseTensorImpl::SparseTensorImpl(at::DispatchKeySet key_set, const caffe2::Typ
   AT_ASSERT(values_.sizes() == IntArrayRef({0}));
   AT_ASSERT(values_.device() == indices_.device());
   AT_ASSERT(values_.device() == device());
+
+  is_non_overlapping_and_dense_ = false;
 }
 
 IntArrayRef SparseTensorImpl::strides() const {
diff --git a/c10/core/TensorImpl.h b/c10/core/TensorImpl.h
index 269976a7e148..5deab2a09832 100644
--- a/c10/core/TensorImpl.h
+++ b/c10/core/TensorImpl.h
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ struct C10_API TensorImpl : public c10::intrusive_ptr_target {
     is_channels_last_contiguous_ = false;
     is_channels_last_3d_ = false;
     is_channels_last_3d_contiguous_ = false;
-    is_non_overlapping_and_dense_ = false;
+    is_non_overlapping_and_dense_ = true;
     is_wrapped_number_ = false;
     allow_tensor_metadata_change_ = true;
     reserved_ = false;