diff --git a/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py b/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
index e4c9447108..a604f817f4 100644
--- a/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
+++ b/reframe/core/schedulers/slurm.py
@@ -228,8 +228,10 @@ def _merge_files(self, job):
             os_ext.concat_files(job.stderr, *err_glob, overwrite=True)
 
     def filternodes(self, job, nodes):
-        # Collect options that restrict node selection
-        options = job.sched_access + job.options
+        # Collect options that restrict node selection, but we need to first
+        # create a mutable list out of the immutable SequenceView that
+        # sched_access is
+        options = list(job.sched_access + job.options)
         if job.sched_partition:
             options.append('--partition=%s' % job.sched_partition)
 
diff --git a/unittests/test_schedulers.py b/unittests/test_schedulers.py
index 4c72f256f8..8442277a01 100644
--- a/unittests/test_schedulers.py
+++ b/unittests/test_schedulers.py
@@ -743,6 +743,18 @@ def test_sched_access_idle(self):
         self.prepare_job()
         assert self.testjob.num_tasks == 8
 
+    def test_sched_access_idle_sequence_view(self):
+        from reframe.utility import SequenceView
+
+        self.testjob._sched_flex_alloc_nodes = 'idle'
+
+        # Here simulate passing a readonly 'sched_access' as returned
+        # by a 'SystemPartition' instance.
+        self.testjob._sched_access = SequenceView(['--constraint=f3'])
+        self.testjob._sched_partition = 'p3'
+        self.prepare_job()
+        assert self.testjob.num_tasks == 4
+
     def test_sched_access_constraint_partition(self):
         self.testjob._sched_flex_alloc_nodes = 'all'
         self.testjob._sched_access = ['--constraint=f1', '--partition=p2']