diff --git a/whisper/transcribe.py b/whisper/transcribe.py
index 6b5993f..0d89a5d 100644
--- a/whisper/transcribe.py
+++ b/whisper/transcribe.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def transcribe(
     if model.device == torch.device("cpu"):
         if torch.cuda.is_available():
             warnings.warn("Performing inference on CPU when CUDA is available")
-        if torch.backends.mps.is_available():
+        if hasattr(torch.backends, "mps") and torch.backends.mps.is_available():
             warnings.warn("Performing inference on CPU when MPS is available")
         if dtype == torch.float16:
             warnings.warn("FP16 is not supported on CPU; using FP32 instead")