diff --git a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/__init__.py b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/__init__.py
index 7039467483f..962d369fd34 100644
--- a/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/__init__.py
+++ b/inference-engine/ie_bridges/python/src/openvino/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Copyright (C) 2018-2021 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)  # type: ignore  # mypy issue #1422