diff --git a/tensordict/nn/utils.py b/tensordict/nn/utils.py
index 6080d8637..177217b98 100644
--- a/tensordict/nn/utils.py
+++ b/tensordict/nn/utils.py
@@ -405,16 +405,21 @@ class _set_dispatch_td_nn_modules(_DecoratorContextManager):
 
     def __init__(self, mode):
         self.mode = mode
+        self._saved_mode = None
 
     def clone(self):
         return type(self)(self.mode)
 
     def __enter__(self):
         global DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES
-        self._saved_mode = DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES
-        DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES = self.mode
+        # We want to avoid changing global variables because compile puts guards on them
+        if DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES != self.mode:
+            self._saved_mode = DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES
+            DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES = self.mode
 
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        if self._saved_mode is None:
+            return
         global DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES
         DISPATCH_TDNN_MODULES = self._saved_mode