diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.hpp b/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.hpp
index 48ee07e745..2219f926a7 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.hpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/op_inf_engine.hpp
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@
 #include "opencv2/dnn/utils/inference_engine.hpp"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_INF_ENGINE
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 5
-//#pragma GCC diagnostic push
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsuggest-override"
-#endif
-#include <inference_engine.hpp>
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 5
-//#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
-#endif
 
 #define INF_ENGINE_RELEASE_2018R3 2018030000
 #define INF_ENGINE_RELEASE_2018R4 2018040000
@@ -37,12 +29,32 @@
 #define INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_GT(ver) (((INF_ENGINE_RELEASE) / 10000) > ((ver) / 10000))
 #define INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_GE(ver) (((INF_ENGINE_RELEASE) / 10000) >= ((ver) / 10000))
 #define INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_LT(ver) (((INF_ENGINE_RELEASE) / 10000) < ((ver) / 10000))
+#define INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_LE(ver) (((INF_ENGINE_RELEASE) / 10000) <= ((ver) / 10000))
 #define INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_EQ(ver) (((INF_ENGINE_RELEASE) / 10000) == ((ver) / 10000))
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 5
+//#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wsuggest-override"
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_LE(INF_ENGINE_RELEASE_2019R1)
+#pragma GCC visibility push(default)
+#endif
+
+#include <inference_engine.hpp>
+
 #if INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_GE(INF_ENGINE_RELEASE_2018R5)
 #include <ie_builders.hpp>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && INF_ENGINE_VER_MAJOR_LE(INF_ENGINE_RELEASE_2019R1)
+#pragma GCC visibility pop
+#endif
+
+#if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 5
+//#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
+#endif
+
 #endif  // HAVE_INF_ENGINE
 
 namespace cv { namespace dnn {