diff --git a/python/cuda_cccl/tests/compute/test_merge_sort.py b/python/cuda_cccl/tests/compute/test_merge_sort.py
index 5be3a314063..a54c92ca979 100644
--- a/python/cuda_cccl/tests/compute/test_merge_sort.py
+++ b/python/cuda_cccl/tests/compute/test_merge_sort.py
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ def test_merge_sort_keys(dtype, num_items, op):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype,num_items,op", merge_sort_params)
-def test_merge_sort_pairs(dtype, num_items, op):
+def test_merge_sort_pairs(dtype, num_items, op, monkeypatch):
+    if dtype == np.float16:
+        import cuda.compute._cccl_interop
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(cuda.compute._cccl_interop, "_check_sass", False)
+
     h_in_keys = random_array(num_items, dtype)
     h_in_items = random_array(num_items, np.float32)
 
@@ -125,7 +130,12 @@ def test_merge_sort_keys_copy(dtype, num_items, op):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype,num_items,op", merge_sort_params)
-def test_merge_sort_pairs_copy(dtype, num_items, op):
+def test_merge_sort_pairs_copy(dtype, num_items, op, monkeypatch):
+    if dtype == np.float16:
+        import cuda.compute._cccl_interop
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(cuda.compute._cccl_interop, "_check_sass", False)
+
     h_in_keys = random_array(num_items, dtype)
     h_in_items = random_array(num_items, np.float32)
     h_out_keys = np.empty(num_items, dtype=dtype)
@@ -239,7 +249,12 @@ def test_merge_sort_keys_copy_iterator_input(dtype, num_items, op):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("dtype,num_items,op", merge_sort_params)
-def test_merge_sort_pairs_copy_iterator_input(dtype, num_items, op):
+def test_merge_sort_pairs_copy_iterator_input(dtype, num_items, op, monkeypatch):
+    if dtype == np.float16:
+        import cuda.compute._cccl_interop
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(cuda.compute._cccl_interop, "_check_sass", False)
+
     h_in_keys = random_array(num_items, dtype)
     h_in_items = random_array(num_items, np.float32)
     h_out_keys = np.empty(num_items, dtype=dtype)