diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index f5d6b48065..99da45f4c0 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 //M*/
 
 #include "cap_ffmpeg_api.hpp"
+#if !(defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(WINCE))
+# include <pthread.h>
+#endif
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <limits>