diff --git a/dev/archery/archery/integration/tester_nanoarrow.py b/dev/archery/archery/integration/tester_nanoarrow.py
index 3ee76b8fb09f2..5af469d7a151a 100644
--- a/dev/archery/archery/integration/tester_nanoarrow.py
+++ b/dev/archery/archery/integration/tester_nanoarrow.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def _run(self, arrow_path, json_path, command, quirks):
             'COMMAND': command,
             **{
                 f'QUIRK_{q}': "1"
-                for q in quirks or ""
+                for q in quirks or ()
             },
         }