diff --git a/lite/api/cxx_api_impl.cc b/lite/api/cxx_api_impl.cc
index ed2145a5809d776a599ac0064280781ec58b707c..c327d47c99167dca9f6fbece94ffa60387afeb77 100644
--- a/lite/api/cxx_api_impl.cc
+++ b/lite/api/cxx_api_impl.cc
@@ -34,38 +34,43 @@ namespace lite {
 
 void CxxPaddleApiImpl::Init(const lite_api::CxxConfig &config) {
   config_ = config;
-  auto places = config.valid_places();
-  std::vector<std::string> passes{};
+  if (!status_is_cloned_) {
+    auto places = config.valid_places();
+    std::vector<std::string> passes{};
 #ifdef LITE_WITH_CUDA
-  // if kCUDA is included in valid places, it should be initialized first,
-  // otherwise skip this step.
-  for (auto &p : places) {
-    if (p.target == TARGET(kCUDA)) {
-      Env<TARGET(kCUDA)>::Init();
-      if (config_.multi_stream()) {
-        passes = {"multi_stream_analysis_pass"};
-        VLOG(3) << "add pass: " << passes[0];
+    // if kCUDA is included in valid places, it should be initialized first,
+    // otherwise skip this step.
+    for (auto &p : places) {
+      if (p.target == TARGET(kCUDA)) {
+        Env<TARGET(kCUDA)>::Init();
+        if (config_.multi_stream()) {
+          passes = {"multi_stream_analysis_pass"};
+          VLOG(3) << "add pass: " << passes[0];
+        }
+        break;
       }
-      break;
     }
-  }
 #endif
 #ifdef LITE_WITH_MLU
-  Env<TARGET(kMLU)>::Init();
-  lite::DeviceInfo::Global().SetMLURunMode(config.mlu_core_version(),
-                                           config.mlu_core_number(),
-                                           config.mlu_use_first_conv(),
-                                           config.mlu_first_conv_mean(),
-                                           config.mlu_first_conv_std(),
-                                           config.mlu_input_layout());
+    Env<TARGET(kMLU)>::Init();
+    lite::DeviceInfo::Global().SetMLURunMode(config.mlu_core_version(),
+                                             config.mlu_core_number(),
+                                             config.mlu_use_first_conv(),
+                                             config.mlu_first_conv_mean(),
+                                             config.mlu_first_conv_std(),
+                                             config.mlu_input_layout());
 #endif  // LITE_WITH_MLU
-  auto use_layout_preprocess_pass =
-      config.model_dir().find("OPENCL_PRE_PRECESS");
-  VLOG(1) << "use_layout_preprocess_pass:" << use_layout_preprocess_pass;
-  if (places[0].target == TARGET(kOpenCL) &&
-      use_layout_preprocess_pass != std::string::npos) {
-    passes = {"type_layout_cast_preprocess_pass"};
-    VLOG(1) << "add pass:" << passes[0];
+    auto use_layout_preprocess_pass =
+        config.model_dir().find("OPENCL_PRE_PRECESS");
+    VLOG(1) << "use_layout_preprocess_pass:" << use_layout_preprocess_pass;
+    if (places[0].target == TARGET(kOpenCL) &&
+        use_layout_preprocess_pass != std::string::npos) {
+      passes = {"type_layout_cast_preprocess_pass"};
+      VLOG(1) << "add pass:" << passes[0];
+    }
+    raw_predictor_->Build(config, places, passes);
+  } else {
+    CHECK(raw_predictor_) << "The Predictor can not be nullptr in Clone mode.";
   }
   mode_ = config.power_mode();
   threads_ = config.threads();