diff --git a/src/array_api_extra/_delegation.py b/src/array_api_extra/_delegation.py
index b6e58688..bb11b7ee 100644
--- a/src/array_api_extra/_delegation.py
+++ b/src/array_api_extra/_delegation.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 from ._lib import Backend, _funcs
 from ._lib._utils._compat import array_namespace
+from ._lib._utils._helpers import asarrays
 from ._lib._utils._typing import Array
 
 __all__ = ["isclose", "pad"]
@@ -107,14 +108,11 @@ def isclose(
     """
     xp = array_namespace(a, b) if xp is None else xp
 
-    if _delegate(
-        xp,
-        Backend.NUMPY,
-        Backend.CUPY,
-        Backend.DASK,
-        Backend.JAX,
-        Backend.TORCH,
-    ):
+    if _delegate(xp, Backend.NUMPY, Backend.CUPY, Backend.DASK, Backend.JAX):
+        return xp.isclose(a, b, rtol=rtol, atol=atol, equal_nan=equal_nan)
+
+    if _delegate(xp, Backend.TORCH):
+        a, b = asarrays(a, b, xp=xp)  # Array API 2024.12 support
         return xp.isclose(a, b, rtol=rtol, atol=atol, equal_nan=equal_nan)
 
     return _funcs.isclose(a, b, rtol=rtol, atol=atol, equal_nan=equal_nan, xp=xp)
diff --git a/tests/test_funcs.py b/tests/test_funcs.py
index 23344f62..a6b3711b 100644
--- a/tests/test_funcs.py
+++ b/tests/test_funcs.py
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ def test_none_shape_bool(self, xp: ModuleType):
         xp_assert_equal(isclose(a, b), xp.asarray([True, False]))
 
     @pytest.mark.skip_xp_backend(Backend.NUMPY_READONLY, reason="xp=xp")
-    @pytest.mark.xfail_xp_backend(Backend.TORCH, reason="Array API 2024.12 support")
     def test_python_scalar(self, xp: ModuleType):
         a = xp.asarray([0.0, 0.1], dtype=xp.float32)
         xp_assert_equal(isclose(a, 0.0), xp.asarray([True, False]))