diff --git a/mlx/backend/common/indexing.cpp b/mlx/backend/common/indexing.cpp
index 29828447e..cd9ac5022 100644
--- a/mlx/backend/common/indexing.cpp
+++ b/mlx/backend/common/indexing.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ void Scatter::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   auto& updates = inputs.back();
 
   // Copy src into out (copy allocates memory for out)
-  copy(src, out, CopyType::General);
+  auto ctype = src.flags().row_contigous ? CopyType::Vector : CopyType::General;
+  copy(src, out, ctype);
 
   switch (src.dtype()) {
     case bool_:
@@ -621,7 +622,8 @@ void ScatterAxis::eval_cpu(const std::vector<array>& inputs, array& out) {
   auto& updates = inputs[2];
 
   // Copy src into out (copy allocates memory for out)
-  copy(src, out, CopyType::General);
+  auto ctype = src.flags().row_contigous ? CopyType::Vector : CopyType::General;
+  copy(src, out, ctype);
 
   switch (src.dtype()) {
     case bool_: