diff --git a/examples/efficientnet.py b/examples/efficientnet.py
index a422615f31..cdc85656fa 100644
--- a/examples/efficientnet.py
+++ b/examples/efficientnet.py
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ class MBConvBlock:
     else:
       self._expand_conv = None
 
-    self.pad = (kernel_size-1)//2
     self.strides = strides
+    if strides == (2,2):
+      self.pad = [(kernel_size-1)//2-1, (kernel_size-1)//2]*2
+    else:
+      self.pad = [(kernel_size-1)//2]*4
 
     self._depthwise_conv = Tensor.zeros(oup, 1, kernel_size, kernel_size)
     self._bn1 = BatchNorm2D(oup)
@@ -44,7 +47,7 @@ class MBConvBlock:
     x = inputs
     if self._expand_conv:
       x = swish(self._bn0(x.conv2d(self._expand_conv)))
-    x = x.pad2d(padding=(self.pad, self.pad, self.pad, self.pad))
+    x = x.pad2d(padding=self.pad)
     x = x.conv2d(self._depthwise_conv, stride=self.strides, groups=self._depthwise_conv.shape[0])
     x = swish(self._bn1(x))