diff --git a/tools/eval.py b/tools/eval.py
index 65080e90e8880233646ea0d3b8c73def183653aa..5df7a07745b86009b02f34f81edb27a81bed7822 100755
--- a/tools/eval.py
+++ b/tools/eval.py
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ def main():
 
     place = paddle.set_device('gpu' if cfg.use_gpu else 'cpu')
 
+    if 'norm_type' in cfg and cfg['norm_type'] == 'sync_bn' and not cfg.use_gpu:
+        cfg['norm_type'] = 'bn'
+
     if FLAGS.slim_config:
         cfg = build_slim_model(cfg, FLAGS.slim_config, mode='eval')
 
diff --git a/tools/infer.py b/tools/infer.py
index d4f213ead51a73915787726662d4c0c13980d07b..7ea0d2353a2472127e5cbfeb07c63f66d88f2830 100755
--- a/tools/infer.py
+++ b/tools/infer.py
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ def main():
 
     place = paddle.set_device('gpu' if cfg.use_gpu else 'cpu')
 
+    if 'norm_type' in cfg and cfg['norm_type'] == 'sync_bn' and not cfg.use_gpu:
+        cfg['norm_type'] = 'bn'
+
     if FLAGS.slim_config:
         cfg = build_slim_model(cfg, FLAGS.slim_config, mode='test')
 
diff --git a/tools/train.py b/tools/train.py
index b0c49966e574de920ee7465304a7e681c937447c..d9ef6d6f24d89d6322b6ecd01d358049386af971 100755
--- a/tools/train.py
+++ b/tools/train.py
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ def main():
 
     place = paddle.set_device('gpu' if cfg.use_gpu else 'cpu')
 
+    if 'norm_type' in cfg and cfg['norm_type'] == 'sync_bn' and not cfg.use_gpu:
+        cfg['norm_type'] = 'bn'
+
     if FLAGS.slim_config:
         cfg = build_slim_model(cfg, FLAGS.slim_config)