diff --git a/timm/models/metaformers.py b/timm/models/metaformers.py
index 656f6294..99b9b53f 100644
--- a/timm/models/metaformers.py
+++ b/timm/models/metaformers.py
@@ -601,10 +601,11 @@ class MetaFormer(nn.Module):
                 res_scale_init_value=res_scale_init_values[i],
                 ) for j in range(depths[i])]
             )
+            stages.append(downsample_layers[i])
             stages.append(stage)
             cur += depths[i]
         
-        self.stages = nn.Sequential(zip(*downsample_layers, *stages))
+        self.stages = nn.Sequential(*stages)
         self.norm = output_norm(dims[-1])