diff --git a/cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu b/cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu
index 20f560d19ed..ab2c3fe27ef 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/io/parquet/decode_fixed.cu
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ __global__ void __launch_bounds__(decode_block_size) gpuDecodePageDataFixed(
 
   // TODO: abellina all_types_filter???
   //if (!setupLocalPageInfo(s, pp, chunks, min_row, num_rows, all_types_filter{}, true)) { return; }
-  if (!setupLocalPageInfo(s, pp, chunks, min_row, num_rows, mask_filter{decode_kernel_mask::FIXED_WIDTH_NO_DICT}, true)) { return; }
+  if (!setupLocalPageInfo(s, pp, chunks, min_row, num_rows, 
+    mask_filter{decode_kernel_mask::FIXED_WIDTH_NO_DICT}, 
+    page_processing_stage::DECODE)) { 
+      return; 
+  }
 
   // must come after the kernel mask check
   [[maybe_unused]] null_count_back_copier _{s, t};
@@ -420,7 +424,10 @@ __global__ void __launch_bounds__(decode_block_size) gpuDecodePageDataFixedDict(
   if (!(BitAnd(pages[page_idx].kernel_mask, decode_kernel_mask::FIXED_WIDTH_DICT))) { return; }
 
   // TODO: abellina all_types_filter???
-  if (!setupLocalPageInfo(s, pp, chunks, min_row, num_rows, mask_filter{decode_kernel_mask::FIXED_WIDTH_DICT}, true)) { return; }
+  if (!setupLocalPageInfo(
+    s, pp, chunks, min_row, num_rows, 
+    mask_filter{decode_kernel_mask::FIXED_WIDTH_DICT}, 
+    page_processing_stage::DECODE)) { return; }
 
   #ifdef ABDEBUG
   if (t == 0) {
diff --git a/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_string_decode.cu b/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_string_decode.cu
index 25b728632ed..a0ca043a15f 100644
--- a/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_string_decode.cu
+++ b/cpp/src/io/parquet/page_string_decode.cu
@@ -616,12 +616,13 @@ __global__ void __launch_bounds__(preprocess_block_size) gpuComputeStringPageBou
     decoders[level_type::NUM_LEVEL_TYPES] = {{def_runs}, {rep_runs}};
 
   // setup page info
+  auto const mask = BitOr(decode_kernel_mask::STRING, decode_kernel_mask::DELTA_BYTE_ARRAY);
   if (!setupLocalPageInfo(s,
                           pp,
                           chunks,
                           min_row,
                           num_rows,
-                          mask_filter{STRINGS_MASK},
+                          mask_filter{mask},
                           page_processing_stage::STRING_BOUNDS)) {
     return;
   }