diff --git a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
index 7af8f13fce38a..b892fcc3290e4 100644
--- a/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
+++ b/src/lightning/pytorch/trainer/connectors/accelerator_connector.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 from collections import Counter
+from collections.abc import Iterable
 from typing import Literal, Optional, Union
 
 import torch
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ def _check_config_and_set_final_flags(
 
         """
         if plugins is not None:
-            plugins = [plugins] if not isinstance(plugins, list) else plugins
+            plugins = [plugins] if not isinstance(plugins, Iterable) else plugins
 
         if isinstance(strategy, str):
             strategy = strategy.lower()