diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.cpp
index 144369063e9a358a1c9a0afc3ffb71c9edc3d597..de8447d2be442121eff5db2a3c70953e0dce1482 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.cpp
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ void InfEngineBackendNet::init(int targetId)
         InferenceEngine::OutputsDataMap unconnectedOuts;
         for (const auto& l : layers)
         {
+            if (l->type == "Input")
+                continue;
             // Add all outputs.
             for (const InferenceEngine::DataPtr& out : l->outData)
             {