diff --git a/flash/image/backbones.py b/flash/image/backbones.py
index 47b2252f94..ec7cacf8f4 100644
--- a/flash/image/backbones.py
+++ b/flash/image/backbones.py
@@ -161,11 +161,9 @@ def _fn_timm(
         model_name: str,
         pretrained: bool = True,
         num_classes: int = 0,
-        global_pool: str = '',
+        **kwargs,
     ) -> Tuple[nn.Module, int]:
-        backbone = timm.create_model(
-            model_name, pretrained=pretrained, num_classes=num_classes, global_pool=global_pool
-        )
+        backbone = timm.create_model(model_name, pretrained=pretrained, num_classes=num_classes, **kwargs)
         num_features = backbone.num_features
         return backbone, num_features