diff --git a/src/lightning/fabric/strategies/ddp.py b/src/lightning/fabric/strategies/ddp.py
index 6fa74f42e18dc..9faa07b8b2f56 100644
--- a/src/lightning/fabric/strategies/ddp.py
+++ b/src/lightning/fabric/strategies/ddp.py
@@ -124,13 +124,7 @@ def setup_module(self, module: Module) -> DistributedDataParallel:
         """Wraps the model into a :class:`~torch.nn.parallel.distributed.DistributedDataParallel` module."""
         device_ids = self._determine_ddp_device_ids()
         # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/cuda.html#id5
-        ctx = (
-            getattr(torch, f"{self.root_device.type.split(':')[0]}").stream(
-                getattr(torch, f"{self.root_device.type.split(':')[0]}").Stream()
-            )
-            if device_ids is not None
-            else nullcontext()
-        )
+        ctx = self._create_stream_context(device_ids=device_ids)
         with ctx:
             return DistributedDataParallel(module=module, device_ids=device_ids, **self._ddp_kwargs)
 
@@ -234,6 +228,18 @@ def _set_world_ranks(self) -> None:
     def _determine_ddp_device_ids(self) -> Optional[list[int]]:
         return None if self.root_device.type == "cpu" else [self.root_device.index]
 
+    def _create_stream_context(self, device_ids=None):
+        """Create a stream context for the current device, if supported."""
+
+        torch_lib = getattr(torch, self.root_device.type)
+        # Check if the device type supports streams and has the necessary attributes.
+        if hasattr(torch_lib, "Stream") and hasattr(torch_lib, "stream") and device_ids is not None:
+            stream = torch_lib.Stream()
+            ctx = torch_lib.stream(stream)
+        else:
+            ctx = nullcontext()
+        return ctx
+
 
 class _DDPBackwardSyncControl(_BackwardSyncControl):
     @override
diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/strategies/ddp.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/strategies/ddp.py
index 9e46549ed5f84..f7c3a1adb72a7 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/strategies/ddp.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/strategies/ddp.py
@@ -190,13 +190,7 @@ def _setup_model(self, model: Module) -> DistributedDataParallel:
         device_ids = self.determine_ddp_device_ids()
         log.debug(f"setting up DDP model with device ids: {device_ids}, kwargs: {self._ddp_kwargs}")
         # https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/notes/cuda.html#id5
-        ctx = (
-            getattr(torch, f"{self.root_device.type.split(':')[0]}").stream(
-                getattr(torch, f"{self.root_device.type.split(':')[0]}").Stream()
-            )
-            if device_ids is not None
-            else nullcontext()
-        )
+        ctx = self._create_stream_context(device_ids=device_ids)
         with ctx:
             return DistributedDataParallel(module=model, device_ids=device_ids, **self._ddp_kwargs)
 
@@ -424,6 +418,19 @@ def teardown(self) -> None:
 
         super().teardown()
 
+    def _create_stream_context(self, device_ids=None):
+        """Create a stream context for the current device, if supported."""
+
+        torch_lib = getattr(torch, self.root_device.type)
+        # Check if the device type supports streams and has the necessary attributes.
+        if hasattr(torch_lib, "Stream") and hasattr(torch_lib, "stream") and device_ids is not None:
+            # ctx = torch.cuda.stream(torch.cuda.Stream()) if device_ids is not None else nullcontext()
+            stream = torch_lib.Stream()
+            ctx = torch_lib.stream(stream)
+        else:
+            ctx = nullcontext()
+        return ctx
+
 
 class _DDPForwardRedirection(_ForwardRedirection):
     @override