diff --git a/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/layers.py b/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/layers.py
index f035666e7f6dd..623256ce48849 100644
--- a/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/layers.py
+++ b/ivy/functional/ivy/experimental/layers.py
@@ -2528,7 +2528,7 @@ def sliding_window(
             padding=padding,
         )
 
-    if ivy.current_backend_str == "tensorflow":
+    if ivy.current_backend_str() == "tensorflow":
         return ivy.current_backend(input).sliding_window(
             input,
             kernel_size,
@@ -2537,7 +2537,7 @@ def sliding_window(
             padding=padding,
         )
 
-    if ivy.current_backend_str == "paddle":
+    if ivy.current_backend_str() == "paddle":
         return ivy.current_backend(input).sliding_window(
             input,
             kernel_size,