diff --git a/mlx/ops.cpp b/mlx/ops.cpp
index 01ee6d388..96107d515 100644
--- a/mlx/ops.cpp
+++ b/mlx/ops.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ array repeat(const array& arr, int repeats, int axis, StreamOrDevice s) {
   }
 
   if (repeats == 0) {
-    return array({}, arr.dtype());
+    return array(std::initializer_list<int>{}, arr.dtype());
   }
 
   if (repeats == 1) {
diff --git a/python/tests/test_ops.py b/python/tests/test_ops.py
index edb98032b..5588ebd62 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_ops.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_ops.py
@@ -1699,6 +1699,8 @@ class TestOps(mlx_tests.MLXTestCase):
     def test_repeat(self):
         # Setup data for the tests
         data = mx.array([[[13, 3], [16, 6]], [[14, 4], [15, 5]], [[11, 1], [12, 2]]])
+        # Test repeat 0 times
+        self.assertCmpNumpy([data, 0], mx.repeat, np.repeat)
         # Test repeat along axis 0
         self.assertCmpNumpy([data, 2], mx.repeat, np.repeat, axis=0)
         # Test repeat along axis 1