diff --git a/timm/layers/norm_act.py b/timm/layers/norm_act.py
index 496efcfd14..f211743770 100644
--- a/timm/layers/norm_act.py
+++ b/timm/layers/norm_act.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ def convert_sync_batchnorm(module, process_group=None):
         module_output.running_mean = module.running_mean
         module_output.running_var = module.running_var
         module_output.num_batches_tracked = module.num_batches_tracked
+        module_output.training = module.training
         if hasattr(module, "qconfig"):
             module_output.qconfig = module.qconfig
     for name, child in module.named_children():