diff --git a/imperative/python/megengine/module/sequential.py b/imperative/python/megengine/module/sequential.py
index b4dbdafd2958cc533693980ccd4e4a87498f2bea..9953140a6a7ec49f2e8adc0e3147c73145741ac3 100644
--- a/imperative/python/megengine/module/sequential.py
+++ b/imperative/python/megengine/module/sequential.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Sequential(Module):
         return [getattr(self, key) for key in self.layer_keys]
 
     def forward(self, inp):
-        for layer in self.layer_values:
+        # avoid layer_values as a name prefix, see Module.__getattribute__
+        for layer in [getattr(self, key) for key in self.layer_keys]:
             inp = layer(inp)
         return inp