diff --git a/src/diffusers/pipelines/flux/pipeline_flux_controlnet.py b/src/diffusers/pipelines/flux/pipeline_flux_controlnet.py
index eee41b9af4d1..f3f1d90204d6 100644
--- a/src/diffusers/pipelines/flux/pipeline_flux_controlnet.py
+++ b/src/diffusers/pipelines/flux/pipeline_flux_controlnet.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
         >>> from diffusers import FluxControlNetPipeline
         >>> from diffusers import FluxControlNetModel
 
+        >>> base_model = "black-forest-labs/FLUX.1-dev"
         >>> controlnet_model = "InstantX/FLUX.1-dev-controlnet-canny"
         >>> controlnet = FluxControlNetModel.from_pretrained(controlnet_model, torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16)
         >>> pipe = FluxControlNetPipeline.from_pretrained(