diff --git a/stdlib/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/builtins.pyi
index f91cb674c3ca..3fe2220b46a9 100644
--- a/stdlib/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/builtins.pyi
@@ -816,7 +816,12 @@ class slice:
     def indices(self, __len: SupportsIndex) -> tuple[int, int, int]: ...
 
 class tuple(Sequence[_T_co], Generic[_T_co]):
-    def __new__(cls: type[Self], __iterable: Iterable[_T_co] = ...) -> Self: ...
+    # overloads are ordered this way to pass `isinstance` checks
+    # see: https://github.com/python/typeshed/pull/7454#issuecomment-1061490888
+    @overload
+    def __new__(cls: type[Self], __iterable: Iterable[_T_co]) -> Self: ...
+    @overload
+    def __new__(cls) -> tuple[()]: ...
     def __len__(self) -> int: ...
     def __contains__(self, __x: object) -> bool: ...
     @overload