diff --git a/timm/models/metaformers.py b/timm/models/metaformers.py
index 01857167..1ca8ad7e 100644
--- a/timm/models/metaformers.py
+++ b/timm/models/metaformers.py
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ class MetaFormer(nn.Module):
         self.head_fn = head_fn
         self.num_features = dims[-1]
         self.head_dropout = head_dropout
+        self.output_norm = output_norm
 
         if not isinstance(depths, (list, tuple)):
             depths = [depths] # it means the model has only one stage
@@ -704,7 +705,7 @@ class MetaFormer(nn.Module):
             self.feature_info += [dict(num_chs=dims[i], reduction=2, module=f'stages.{i}')]
         
         self.stages = nn.Sequential(*stages)
-        self.norm = output_norm(dims[-1])
+        self.norm = self.output_norm(self.num_features)
         
         self.global_pool = SelectAdaptivePool2d(pool_type=global_pool)
 
@@ -739,6 +740,7 @@ class MetaFormer(nn.Module):
             self.head = nn.Identity()
             self.norm = nn.Identity()
         else:
+            self.norm = self.output_norm(self.num_features)
             if self.head_dropout > 0.0:
                 self.head = self.head_fn(self.num_features, self.num_classes, head_dropout=self.head_dropout)
             else: