diff --git a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
index 528e4092..4be8930f 100644
--- a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
+++ b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/interpreter_impl.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void ChannelImpl::dispatch_default_cpu(
                 HostTensorND::make_proxy(tensornd).proxy_to_comp_node(output_cn);
         // use `put` for consistency
         auto info = reinterpret_cast<TensorInfo*>(put_impl(host_tensornd, false));
-        mgb_assert(info->desc.layout.ndim != 0);
+        mgb_assert(info->shape_valid());
         output_infos.push_back(info);
         outputs->push_back(reinterpret_cast<Handle>(info));
     }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ SmallVector<Handle> ChannelImpl::apply_op(
     MGB_LOCK_GUARD(m_spin);
     mgb_assert(check_available(), "Channel already closed");
     auto* input = reinterpret_cast<TensorInfo*>(inputs[0]);
-    if (op->same_type<GetVarShape>() && input->desc.layout.ndim) {
+    if (op->same_type<GetVarShape>() && input->shape_valid()) {
         size_t ndim = input->desc.layout.ndim;
         auto& gvs = op->cast_final_safe<GetVarShape>();
         if (gvs.axis == MEGDNN_MAX_NDIM) {
@@ -477,11 +477,11 @@ TensorShape ChannelImpl::get_shape(Handle handle) {
             m_valid_handle.find(handle) != m_valid_handle.end(), "invalid handle: %p",
             handle);
     auto info = reinterpret_cast<TensorInfo*>(handle);
-    if (info->desc.layout.ndim != 0) {
+    if (info->shape_valid()) {
         return info->desc.layout;
     }
     TensorShape ret = wait_tensor(info, TensorProp::Shape)->layout();
-    mgb_assert(ret.ndim != 0);
+    mgb_assert(ret.ndim > 0);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -694,12 +694,7 @@ void ChannelImpl::produce_tensor(TensorInfo* dest, TensorPtr ptr) {
             TensorProduceEvent, dest->id, ptr->layout(), ptr->comp_node(),
             ptr->raw_ptr_not_for_readwrite());
     // update tensor desc for static infer
-    if (dest->desc.layout.ndim) {
-        mgb_assert(
-                dest->desc.layout.eq_shape(ptr->layout()),
-                "shape infer error, %s vs %s", dest->desc.layout.to_string().c_str(),
-                ptr->layout().to_string().c_str());
-    }
+    dest->update_layout(ptr->layout());
     // in order to avoid performance impact,
     // memory forwarding is disabled when DTR is enabled
     if (state.options.enable_dtr_auto_drop || state.options.disable_memory_forwarding) {
diff --git a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/tensor_info.h b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/tensor_info.h
index f8719436..1da086ee 100644
--- a/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/tensor_info.h
+++ b/imperative/src/impl/interpreter/tensor_info.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct TensorInfo {
     // Lock interpreter when visiting `ptr`.
     TensorPtr ptr;
     LogicalTensorDesc desc;
+    Spinlock lock;
 
     double compute_time;
     size_t memory;
@@ -158,6 +159,26 @@ struct TensorInfo {
 
     // UINT_MAX as a magic default value
     size_t cand_index = UINT_MAX;
+
+    bool shape_valid() {
+        MGB_LOCK_GUARD(lock);
+        return desc.layout.ndim;
+    }
+
+    void update_layout(const TensorLayout& layout) {
+        MGB_LOCK_GUARD(lock);
+        mgb_assert(desc.layout.dtype == layout.dtype, "dtype mismatch");
+        mgb_assert(desc.layout.format == layout.format, "format mismatch");
+        if (desc.layout.ndim) {
+            mgb_assert(
+                    desc.layout.eq_shape(layout), "shape infer error, %s vs %s",
+                    desc.layout.to_string().c_str(), layout.to_string().c_str());
+            // ignore strides
+        } else {
+            static_cast<TensorShape&>(desc.layout) = layout;
+            desc.layout.init_contiguous_stride();
+        }
+    }
 };
 }  // namespace interpreter::intl