diff --git a/models.py b/models.py
index d83ef0d5..d352e873 100755
--- a/models.py
+++ b/models.py
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ def create_modules(module_defs, img_size, arc):
             bn = int(mdef['batch_normalize'])
             filters = int(mdef['filters'])
             kernel_size = int(mdef['size'])
+            stride = int(mdef['stride']) if 'stride' in mdef else (int(mdef['stride_y']), int(mdef['stride_x']))
             pad = (kernel_size - 1) // 2 if int(mdef['pad']) else 0
             modules.add_module('Conv2d', nn.Conv2d(in_channels=output_filters[-1],
                                                    out_channels=filters,
                                                    kernel_size=kernel_size,
-                                                   stride=int(mdef['stride']),
+                                                   stride=stride,
                                                    padding=pad,
                                                    bias=not bn))
             if bn: