diff --git a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/utils.py b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/utils.py
index 8f33c4887..0fe4076b2 100644
--- a/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/utils.py
+++ b/python/sglang/srt/disaggregation/utils.py
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ def _apply_metadata_gate(polls, decode_reqs, metadata_buffers, server_args) -> N
                 polls[i] = int(KVPoll.Transferring)
 
 
+def _all_reduce_polls(polls: List[int], group: dist.ProcessGroup) -> List[int]:
+    """MIN-reduce poll states so no rank commits ahead of its peers."""
+    tensor_to_reduce = torch.tensor(polls, dtype=torch.uint8, device="cpu")
+    dist.all_reduce(tensor_to_reduce, op=dist.ReduceOp.MIN, group=group)
+    return tensor_to_reduce.tolist()
+
+
 def poll_and_all_reduce(
     pollers,
     gloo_group: dist.ProcessGroup,
@@ -219,9 +226,7 @@ def poll_and_all_reduce(
         and server_args is not None
     ):
         _apply_metadata_gate(polls, decode_reqs, metadata_buffers, server_args)
-    tensor_to_reduce = torch.tensor(polls, dtype=torch.uint8, device="cpu")
-    dist.all_reduce(tensor_to_reduce, op=dist.ReduceOp.MIN, group=gloo_group)
-    return tensor_to_reduce.tolist()
+    return _all_reduce_polls(polls, gloo_group)
 
 
 def poll_and_all_reduce_attn_cp_tp_group(
@@ -235,13 +240,7 @@ def poll_and_all_reduce_attn_cp_tp_group(
 
     # Then sync across attn-cp ranks, so all TPxCP participants in one DP shard
     # converge to the same global status.
-    tensor_to_reduce = torch.tensor(polls, dtype=torch.uint8, device="cpu")
-    dist.all_reduce(
-        tensor_to_reduce,
-        op=dist.ReduceOp.MIN,
-        group=attn_cp_cpu_group,
-    )
-    return tensor_to_reduce.tolist()
+    return _all_reduce_polls(polls, attn_cp_cpu_group)
 
 
 def poll_and_all_reduce_with_staging(
@@ -277,9 +276,7 @@ def poll_and_all_reduce_with_staging(
     # Apply metadata gate on the decode requests to downgrade Success → Transferring for requests whose metadata hasn't landed.
     if metadata_buffers is not None and server_args is not None:
         _apply_metadata_gate(raw_polls, decode_reqs, metadata_buffers, server_args)
-    poll_tensor = torch.tensor(raw_polls, dtype=torch.uint8, device="cpu")
-    dist.all_reduce(poll_tensor, op=dist.ReduceOp.MIN, group=gloo_group)
-    return poll_tensor.tolist()
+    return _all_reduce_polls(raw_polls, gloo_group)
 
 
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