diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/utils.py
index 9d6056b91..5be323f29 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/models/deepseek_common/utils.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ from sglang.srt.utils import (
     is_gfx95_supported,
     is_hip,
     is_npu,
-    is_nvidia_cublas_cu12_version_ge_12_9,
+    is_nvidia_cublas_version_ge_12_9,
 )
 
 _is_hip = is_hip()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _is_gfx95_supported = is_gfx95_supported()
 _use_aiter_gfx95 = _use_aiter and _is_gfx95_supported
 
 
-_is_cublas_ge_129 = is_nvidia_cublas_cu12_version_ge_12_9()
+_is_cublas_ge_129 = is_nvidia_cublas_version_ge_12_9()
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py b/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py
index 219a36b24..d7ad5a96f 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/utils/common.py
@@ -310,15 +310,14 @@ def is_flashinfer_available():
     return importlib.util.find_spec("flashinfer") is not None and is_cuda()
 
 
-def is_nvidia_cublas_cu12_version_ge_12_9():
+def is_nvidia_cublas_version_ge_12_9():
     """
-    temporary fix for issue #11272
+    temporary fix for issue #11272 (cublas 12.9+)
     """
-    try:
-        installed_version = version("nvidia-cublas-cu12")
-    except PackageNotFoundError:
-        return False
-    return pkg_version.parse(installed_version) >= pkg_version.parse("12.9")
+    for pkg in ("nvidia-cublas", "nvidia-cublas-cu12"):
+        if check_pkg_version_at_least(pkg, "12.9"):
+            return True
+    return False
 
 
 def random_uuid() -> str: