diff --git a/basicsr/models/base_model.py b/basicsr/models/base_model.py
index fbf8229f5..a3c8ac4c2 100644
--- a/basicsr/models/base_model.py
+++ b/basicsr/models/base_model.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def load_network(self, net, load_path, strict=True, param_key='params'):
         """
         logger = get_root_logger()
         net = self.get_bare_model(net)
-        load_net = torch.load(load_path, map_location=lambda storage, loc: storage)
+        load_net = torch.load(load_path, map_location=lambda storage, loc: storage, weights_only=False)
         if param_key is not None:
             if param_key not in load_net and 'params' in load_net:
                 param_key = 'params'