diff --git a/sam2/build_sam.py b/sam2/build_sam.py
index 39defc4..06afa5c 100644
--- a/sam2/build_sam.py
+++ b/sam2/build_sam.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def build_sam2_video_predictor(
 
 def _load_checkpoint(model, ckpt_path):
     if ckpt_path is not None:
-        sd = torch.load(ckpt_path, map_location="cpu")["model"]
+        sd = torch.load(ckpt_path, map_location="cpu", weights_only=True)["model"]
         missing_keys, unexpected_keys = model.load_state_dict(sd)
         if missing_keys:
             logging.error(missing_keys)