diff --git a/torchrec/metrics/auprc.py b/torchrec/metrics/auprc.py
index ed99417d2..8c90217da 100644
--- a/torchrec/metrics/auprc.py
+++ b/torchrec/metrics/auprc.py
@@ -65,9 +65,16 @@ def _compute_auprc_helper(
     precision = torch.cat([precision, precision.new_ones(1)])
     recall = torch.cat([recall, recall.new_zeros(1)])
 
-    # If recalls are NaNs, set NaNs to 1.0s.
-    if torch.isnan(recall[0]):
-        recall = torch.nan_to_num(recall, 1.0)
+    # nan happens with 0.0 / 0.0. For recall's case, this could happen from its right side:
+    # num_fp is a cumsum and thus 0.0 starts from its left side. But given recall has a flip,
+    # then those 0.0 goes to right side and thus nan.
+    # If recalls are NaNs, set NaNs to 0.0s, as append a 0.0 on its right side above.
+    recall = torch.nan_to_num(recall, 0.0)
+
+    # similar as recall, precision's nan would happen from its right side.
+    # since we append 1.0 on its right side above, we replace nan by 1.0.
+    # If any element in precision is Nan, _riemann_integral will return NaN.
+    precision = torch.nan_to_num(precision, 1.0)
 
     auprc = _riemann_integral(recall, precision)
     return auprc