diff --git a/torch/multiprocessing/reductions.py b/torch/multiprocessing/reductions.py
index 4e4539396f8323..307356b3e02c4d 100644
--- a/torch/multiprocessing/reductions.py
+++ b/torch/multiprocessing/reductions.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ def rebuild_cuda_tensor(
     event_handle,
     event_sync_required,
 ):
+    storage_device = _device_from_uuid(storage_device)
     # If storage_handle is None, storage points to nullptr.
     if storage_handle is None or storage_size_bytes == 0:
         storage = storage_cls(0, dtype=dtype, device=storage_device, _internal=True)
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ def reduce_tensor(tensor):
                 tensor_offset,  # tensor offset in its storage
                 type(storage),
                 tensor.dtype,
-                device,
+                _device_to_uuid(device),
                 handle,  # identifier which CUDA allocation is the storage in.
                 storage_size_bytes,  # size(in bytes) of the storage
                 storage_offset_bytes,  # offset(in bytes) of the storage in the CUDA allocation
@@ -645,3 +646,14 @@ def init_reductions():
     from torch.nn.parameter import Parameter
 
     reduction.register(Parameter, reduce_tensor)
+
+
+def _device_to_uuid(device):
+    return str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(device).uuid)
+
+
+def _device_from_uuid(device_uuid):
+    for device in range(torch.cuda.device_count()):
+        if str(torch.cuda.get_device_properties(device).uuid) == device_uuid:
+            return device
+    raise Exception("Invalid device_uuid=" + device_uuid)