diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/layers/pooling_layer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/layers/pooling_layer.cpp
index 83f3df0522..cd16ec7f3b 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/layers/pooling_layer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/layers/pooling_layer.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public:
             ieLayer.setRoundingType(ceilMode ?
                                     InferenceEngine::Builder::PoolingLayer::RoundingType::CEIL :
                                     InferenceEngine::Builder::PoolingLayer::RoundingType::FLOOR);
-            ieLayer.setExcludePad(type == AVE && padMode == "SAME");
+            ieLayer.setExcludePad(!avePoolPaddedArea);
 
             InferenceEngine::Builder::Layer l = ieLayer;
             if (!padMode.empty())