diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js b/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
index 344b2cce0efe0f..838908e486ef73 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ const pageSize = 5;
 const defaultIsActiveElementInListbox = (listboxRef) =>
   listboxRef.current !== null && listboxRef.current.parentElement?.contains(document.activeElement);
 
+const MULTIPLE_DEFAULT_VALUE = [];
+
 export function useAutocomplete(props) {
   const {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ export function useAutocomplete(props) {
     clearOnBlur = !props.freeSolo,
     clearOnEscape = false,
     componentName = 'useAutocomplete',
-    defaultValue = props.multiple ? [] : null,
+    defaultValue = props.multiple ? MULTIPLE_DEFAULT_VALUE : null,
     disableClearable = false,
     disableCloseOnSelect = false,
     disabled: disabledProp,
diff --git a/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js b/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
index 79361a8a55c482..637f0a31201637 100644
--- a/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
+++ b/packages/mui-base/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ describe('useAutocomplete', () => {
   });
 
   it('should allow tuples or arrays as value when multiple=false', () => {
-    function Test() {
-      const defaultValue = ['bar'];
+    const defaultValue = ['bar'];
 
+    function Test() {
       const { getClearProps, getInputProps } = useAutocomplete({
         defaultValue,
         disableClearable: false,
diff --git a/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js b/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
index e3d2a9f04fb479..1fd4eefe39d4a9 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
+++ b/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.js
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ const pageSize = 5;
 const defaultIsActiveElementInListbox = (listboxRef) =>
   listboxRef.current !== null && listboxRef.current.parentElement?.contains(document.activeElement);
 
+const MULTIPLE_DEFAULT_VALUE = [];
+
 function useAutocomplete(props) {
   const {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ function useAutocomplete(props) {
     clearOnBlur = !props.freeSolo,
     clearOnEscape = false,
     componentName = 'useAutocomplete',
-    defaultValue = props.multiple ? [] : null,
+    defaultValue = props.multiple ? MULTIPLE_DEFAULT_VALUE : null,
     disableClearable = false,
     disableCloseOnSelect = false,
     disabled: disabledProp,
diff --git a/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js b/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
index bed6333b0efc9e..f345523e52dfda 100644
--- a/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
+++ b/packages/mui-material/src/useAutocomplete/useAutocomplete.test.js
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ describe('useAutocomplete', () => {
   });
 
   it('should allow tuples or arrays as value when multiple=false', () => {
-    function Test() {
-      const defaultValue = ['bar'];
+    const defaultValue = ['bar'];
 
+    function Test() {
       const { getClearProps, getInputProps } = useAutocomplete({
         defaultValue,
         disableClearable: false,