diff --git a/sgl-kernel/cmake/flashmla.cmake b/sgl-kernel/cmake/flashmla.cmake
index b1546b151..d52aadf3f 100644
--- a/sgl-kernel/cmake/flashmla.cmake
+++ b/sgl-kernel/cmake/flashmla.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include(FetchContent)
 FetchContent_Declare(
     repo-flashmla
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/sgl-project/FlashMLA
-    GIT_TAG be055fb7df0090fde45f08e9cb5b8b4c0272da73
+    GIT_TAG 9804b12079e4c873514d3457aa588d3ccf40da28
     GIT_SHALLOW OFF
 )
 FetchContent_Populate(repo-flashmla)
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ if(${CUDA_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "13.0")
     # Patch FlashMLA sources for SM103a support.
     # These patches are only needed (and only valid) with CUDA 13+.
 
-    # Patch flashmla_utils.h: widen IS_SM100 to cover the full SM100 family
-    set(FLASHMLA_UTILS_FILE "${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/flashmla_utils.h")
+    # Patch utils.h: widen IS_SM100 to cover the full SM100 family.
+    # Newer FlashMLA versions use csrc/utils.h.
+    set(FLASHMLA_UTILS_FILE "${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/utils.h")
     file(READ "${FLASHMLA_UTILS_FILE}" FLASHMLA_UTILS_CONTENT)
     string(REPLACE
         "#if defined(__CUDA_ARCH__) && (__CUDA_ARCH__ == 1000)
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ if(${CUDA_VERSION} VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL "13.0")
 #define IS_SM100 1"
         FLASHMLA_UTILS_CONTENT "${FLASHMLA_UTILS_CONTENT}")
     file(WRITE "${FLASHMLA_UTILS_FILE}" "${FLASHMLA_UTILS_CONTENT}")
-    message(STATUS "Patched flashmla_utils.h for SM103a support")
+    message(STATUS "Patched utils.h for SM103a support")
 
     # Patch cutlass/arch/config.h: add SM103 architecture defines.
     # The new block is inserted right before the existing "// SM101 and SM101a"
@@ -87,16 +88,46 @@ endif()
 
 set(FlashMLA_SOURCES
     "csrc/flashmla_extension.cc"
+
+    # Compatibility shim for sgl-kernel torch.ops API.
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/python_api.cpp
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/smxx/get_mla_metadata.cu
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/smxx/mla_combine.cu
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/dense/splitkv_mla.cu
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/sparse_fp8/splitkv_mla.cu
+
+    # Decode metadata/combine kernels.
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/smxx/decode/get_decoding_sched_meta/get_decoding_sched_meta.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/smxx/decode/combine/combine.cu
+
+    # sm90 dense decode.
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/dense/instantiations/fp16.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/dense/instantiations/bf16.cu
+
+    # sm90 sparse decode.
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/sparse_fp8/instantiations/model1_persistent_h64.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/sparse_fp8/instantiations/model1_persistent_h128.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/sparse_fp8/instantiations/v32_persistent_h64.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/decode/sparse_fp8/instantiations/v32_persistent_h128.cu
+
+    # sm90 sparse prefill.
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/prefill/sparse/fwd.cu
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/decode/sparse_fp8/splitkv_mla.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/prefill/sparse/instantiations/phase1_k512.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/prefill/sparse/instantiations/phase1_k512_topklen.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/prefill/sparse/instantiations/phase1_k576.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90/prefill/sparse/instantiations/phase1_k576_topklen.cu
+
+    # sm100 dense prefill/bwd.
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/dense/fmha_cutlass_fwd_sm100.cu
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/dense/fmha_cutlass_bwd_sm100.cu
-    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd.cu
+
+    # sm100 sparse prefill.
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd/head64/instantiations/phase1_k512.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd/head64/instantiations/phase1_k576.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd/head128/instantiations/phase1_k512.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd/head128/instantiations/phase1_k576.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd_for_small_topk/head128/instantiations/phase1_prefill_k512.cu
+
+    # sm100 sparse decode.
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/decode/head64/instantiations/v32.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/decode/head64/instantiations/model1.cu
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm100/prefill/sparse/fwd_for_small_topk/head128/instantiations/phase1_decode_k512.cu
 
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/extension/sm90/dense_fp8/dense_fp8_python_api.cpp
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/extension/sm90/dense_fp8/flash_fwd_mla_fp8_sm90.cu
@@ -104,9 +135,14 @@ set(FlashMLA_SOURCES
 )
 
 Python_add_library(flashmla_ops MODULE USE_SABI ${SKBUILD_SABI_VERSION} WITH_SOABI ${FlashMLA_SOURCES})
-target_compile_options(flashmla_ops PRIVATE $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:${FLASHMLA_CUDA_FLAGS}>)
+target_compile_options(flashmla_ops PRIVATE
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CXX>:-std=c++20>
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:-std=c++20>
+    $<$<COMPILE_LANGUAGE:CUDA>:${FLASHMLA_CUDA_FLAGS}>
+)
 target_include_directories(flashmla_ops PRIVATE
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc
+    ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/kerutils/include
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/sm90
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/extension/sm90/dense_fp8/
     ${repo-flashmla_SOURCE_DIR}/csrc/cutlass/include
diff --git a/sgl-kernel/python/sgl_kernel/flash_mla.py b/sgl-kernel/python/sgl_kernel/flash_mla.py
index 144ddc31a..3b4643cde 100644
--- a/sgl-kernel/python/sgl_kernel/flash_mla.py
+++ b/sgl-kernel/python/sgl_kernel/flash_mla.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ def get_mla_metadata(
         tile_scheduler_metadata: (num_sm_parts, TileSchedulerMetaDataSize), dtype torch.int32.
         num_splits: (batch_size + 1), dtype torch.int32.
     """
+    if _flashmla_import_error is not None:
+        raise _IMPORT_ERROR from _flashmla_import_error
+
     if is_fp8_kvcache and topk is None:
         return torch.ops.sgl_kernel.get_mla_decoding_metadata_dense_fp8.default(
             cache_seqlens,
@@ -86,6 +89,9 @@ def flash_mla_with_kvcache(
         out: (batch_size, seq_len_q, num_heads_q, head_dim_v).
         softmax_lse: (batch_size, num_heads_q, seq_len_q), torch.float32.
     """
+    if _flashmla_import_error is not None:
+        raise _IMPORT_ERROR from _flashmla_import_error
+
     if softmax_scale is None:
         softmax_scale = q.shape[-1] ** (-0.5)
     if indices is not None:
@@ -149,6 +155,9 @@ def flash_mla_sparse_fwd(
         - max_logits:  [s_q, h_q], float
         - lse: [s_q, h_q], float, 2-based log-sum-exp
     """
+    if _flashmla_import_error is not None:
+        raise _IMPORT_ERROR from _flashmla_import_error
+
     results = torch.ops.sgl_kernel.sparse_prefill_fwd.default(
         q, kv, indices, sm_scale, d_v
     )