diff --git a/examples/llava/clip.cpp b/examples/llava/clip.cpp
index 47079e06a..3774dcc07 100644
--- a/examples/llava/clip.cpp
+++ b/examples/llava/clip.cpp
@@ -846,10 +846,11 @@ struct clip_ctx * clip_model_load(const char * fname, const int verbosity = 1) {
             new_clip->proj_type = clip_projector_type_from_string(proj_type);
         }
         else {
+            new_clip->proj_type = PROJECTOR_TYPE_MLP;
+        }
+        if (new_clip->proj_type == PROJECTOR_TYPE_MLP) {
             if (gguf_find_tensor(ctx, format(TN_LLAVA_PROJ, 3, "weight").c_str()) != -1) {
                 new_clip->proj_type = PROJECTOR_TYPE_MLP_NORM;
-            } else {
-                new_clip->proj_type = PROJECTOR_TYPE_MLP;
             }
         }
     }