diff --git a/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml-cuda.cu
index 1cc2f7ca6..e833679ca 100644
--- a/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ typedef struct {
 } block_q6_K;
 static_assert(sizeof(block_q6_K) == sizeof(ggml_fp16_t) + 13*QK_K/16, "wrong q6_K block size/padding");
 
-#define QR2_XXS 4
+#define QR2_XXS 8
 #define QI2_XXS (QK_K / (4*QR2_XXS))
 typedef struct {
     half d;
@@ -3960,6 +3960,25 @@ static __device__ __forceinline__ float vec_dot_iq2_xxs_q8_1(
 #if QK_K == 256
     const block_iq2_xxs * bq2 = (const block_iq2_xxs *) vbq;
 
+#if QR2_XXS == 8
+    const int ib32 = iqs;
+    const uint16_t * q2 = bq2->qs + 4*ib32;
+    const uint8_t  * aux8 = (const uint8_t *)q2;
+    const int8_t   * q8 = bq8_1[ib32].qs;
+    uint32_t aux32 = q2[2] | (q2[3] << 16);
+    int sumi = 0;
+    for (int l = 0; l < 4; ++l) {
+        const uint8_t * grid = (const uint8_t *)(kgrid_iq2xxs + aux8[l]);
+        const uint8_t  signs = ksigns_iq2xs[aux32 & 127];
+        for (int j = 0; j < 8; ++j) {
+            sumi += q8[j] * grid[j] * (signs & kmask_iq2xs[j] ? -1 : 1);
+        }
+        q8 += 8;
+        aux32 >>= 7;
+    }
+    const float d = (float)bq2->d * (0.5f + aux32) * (float)bq8_1[ib32].ds.x * 0.25f;
+    return d * sumi;
+#else
     // iqs is 0...15
     const int ib32 = iqs/2;
     const int il = iqs%2;
@@ -3978,6 +3997,7 @@ static __device__ __forceinline__ float vec_dot_iq2_xxs_q8_1(
         sumi2 += q8[j+8] * grid2[j] * (signs2 & kmask_iq2xs[j] ? -1 : 1);
     }
     return d * (sumi1 + sumi2);
+#endif
 #else
     assert(false);
     return 0.f;