diff --git a/src/diffusers/pipelines/controlnet_sd3/pipeline_stable_diffusion_3_controlnet.py b/src/diffusers/pipelines/controlnet_sd3/pipeline_stable_diffusion_3_controlnet.py
index f5246027a49d..df35d4affae1 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/pipelines/controlnet_sd3/pipeline_stable_diffusion_3_controlnet.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/pipelines/controlnet_sd3/pipeline_stable_diffusion_3_controlnet.py
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ def __init__(
         ],
     ):
         super().__init__()
+        if isinstance(controlnet, (list, tuple)):
+            controlnet = SD3MultiControlNetModel(controlnet)
 
         self.register_modules(
             vae=vae,