diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index c9c4440f22..f23b333ca9 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ set(OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS
   opencv_calib3d
   opencv_stitching
   opencv_dnn
+  opencv_gapi
   ${OPENCV_MODULES_PUBLIC}
   ${OpenCV_LIB_COMPONENTS})
 ocv_check_dependencies(${OPENCV_CPP_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})