diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2374e4bc46..0980e56e07 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages("src"),
     include_package_data=True,
     python_requires=">=3.7.0",
-    install_requires=install_requires,
+    install_requires=list(install_requires),
     extras_require=extras,
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["diffusers-cli=diffusers.commands.diffusers_cli:main"]},
     classifiers=[