diff --git a/build/builder.py b/build/builder.py
index ee1865f07..5f0876aab 100644
--- a/build/builder.py
+++ b/build/builder.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class BuilderArgs:
     is_chat_model: bool = False
     prefill_possible: bool = False
     dynamic_shapes: bool = False
+    max_seq_length: Optional[int] = None
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         if self.device is None:
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ def from_args(cls, args):  # -> BuilderArgs:
             use_distributed=args.distributed,
             is_chat_model=is_chat_model,
             dynamic_shapes=getattr(args, "dynamic_shapes", False),
+            max_seq_length=getattr(args, "max_seq_length", None),
         )
 
     @classmethod
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ def _initialize_model(
     builder_args,
     quantize,
     tokenizer=None,
+    max_seq_length=None,
 ):
     print("Loading model...")
 
@@ -513,7 +516,7 @@ def _initialize_model(
         if builder_args.setup_caches:
             with torch.device(builder_args.device):
                 model.setup_caches(
-                    max_batch_size=1, max_seq_length=model.config.max_seq_length
+                    max_batch_size=1, max_seq_length=max_seq_length or model.config.max_seq_length
                 )
 
         model.to(dtype=builder_args.precision)
diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 9b9d7e22d..04718e6e7 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def add_arguments_for_verb(parser, verb: str) -> None:
         _add_generation_args(parser, verb)
     if verb == "export":
         _add_export_output_path_args(parser)
+        _add_export_args(parser)
     if verb == "eval":
         _add_exported_input_path_args(parser)
         _add_evaluation_args(parser)
@@ -185,11 +186,20 @@ def _add_export_output_path_args(parser) -> None:
         default=None,
         help="Output to the specified AOT Inductor .dso model file",
     )
+
+
+def _add_export_args(parser) -> None:
     parser.add_argument(
         "--dynamic-shapes",
         action="store_true",
         help="Call torch.export with dynamic shapes",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--max-seq-length",
+        type=int,
+        default=None,
+        help="Set maximum length sequence when before calling torch.export",
+    )
 
 
 # Add CLI Args representing user provided exported model files
diff --git a/export.py b/export.py
index b0bd5be68..6068abb4d 100644
--- a/export.py
+++ b/export.py
@@ -113,10 +113,19 @@ def main(args):
         except:
             tokenizer = None
 
+        if (
+            output_dso_path is not None
+            and builder_args.max_seq_length is None
+            and not builder_args.dynamic_shapes
+        ):
+            print("Setting max_seq_length to 300 for DSO export.")
+            builder_args.max_seq_length = 300
+
         model = _initialize_model(
             builder_args,
             quantize,
             tokenizer,
+            max_seq_length=builder_args.max_seq_length,
         )
         model_to_pte = model
         model_to_dso = model