diff --git a/python/paddle/sparse/creation.py b/python/paddle/sparse/creation.py
index abf05746e85b8eeda7d627467b4e6599cb64d611..b57de8d245ce6a7a7b6b14de18eaaff632180203 100644
--- a/python/paddle/sparse/creation.py
+++ b/python/paddle/sparse/creation.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def sparse_coo_tensor(
         if shape is None:
             shape = min_shape
         else:
+            shape = list(shape)
             if shape < min_shape:
                 raise ValueError(
                     "the minimun shape required is {}, but get {}".format(