diff --git a/pandas/core/frame.py b/pandas/core/frame.py
index b4f79bda25517..03e6068543b95 100644
--- a/pandas/core/frame.py
+++ b/pandas/core/frame.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, data, orient='columns', dtype=None, columns=None):
         if orient == 'index':
             if len(data) > 0:
                 # TODO speed up Series case
-                if isinstance(list(data.values())[0], (Series, dict)):
+                if isinstance(list(data.values())[0], Series):
                     data = _from_nested_dict(data)
                 else:
                     data, index = list(data.values()), list(data.keys())