diff --git a/train.py b/train.py
index 9f450ab8..816f4ae8 100755
--- a/train.py
+++ b/train.py
@@ -514,8 +514,14 @@ def main():
         if utils.is_primary(args):
             _logger.info('Using NVIDIA APEX AMP. Training in mixed precision.')
     elif use_amp == 'native':
-        amp_autocast = partial(torch.autocast, device_type=device.type, dtype=amp_dtype)
-        if device.type == 'cuda':
+        try:
+            amp_autocast = partial(torch.autocast, device_type=device.type, dtype=amp_dtype)
+        except (AttributeError, TypeError):
+            # fallback to CUDA only AMP for PyTorch < 1.10
+            assert device.type == 'cuda'
+            amp_autocast = torch.cuda.amp.autocast
+        if device.type == 'cuda' and amp_dtype == torch.float16:
+            # loss scaler only used for float16 (half) dtype, bfloat16 does not need it
             loss_scaler = NativeScaler()
         if utils.is_primary(args):
             _logger.info('Using native Torch AMP. Training in mixed precision.')