diff --git a/model-optimizer/mo/main.py b/model-optimizer/mo/main.py
index 59c4fe1c98c455..b889c6c75e5691 100644
--- a/model-optimizer/mo/main.py
+++ b/model-optimizer/mo/main.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def prepare_ir(argv: argparse.Namespace):
         from mo.front.mxnet.register_custom_ops import get_front_classes
         import_extensions.load_dirs(argv.framework, extensions, get_front_classes)
     elif is_kaldi:
+        argv.keep_shape_ops = False  # ticket #36794
         from mo.front.kaldi.register_custom_ops import get_front_classes
         import_extensions.load_dirs(argv.framework, extensions, get_front_classes)
     elif is_onnx: