diff --git a/src/transformers/models/whisper/modeling_whisper.py b/src/transformers/models/whisper/modeling_whisper.py
index 41fab31493..e9d774b562 100644
--- a/src/transformers/models/whisper/modeling_whisper.py
+++ b/src/transformers/models/whisper/modeling_whisper.py
@@ -446,6 +446,7 @@ class WhisperPreTrainedModel(PreTrainedModel):
     base_model_prefix = "model"
     main_input_name = "input_features"
     supports_gradient_checkpointing = True
+    _no_split_modules = ["WhisperEncoderLayer"]
 
     def _init_weights(self, module):
         std = self.config.init_std