diff --git a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index 8b35e7c37e..e3070bb0e6 100644
--- a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ endif()
 foreach(sample_filename ${all_samples})
   ocv_define_sample(tgt ${sample_filename} gpu)
   ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${OPENCV_CUDA_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})
+  if(HAVE_CUDA AND NOT ANDROID)
+    ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} ${CUDA_CUDA_LIBRARY})
+  endif()
   if(HAVE_opencv_xfeatures2d)
     ocv_target_link_libraries(${tgt} opencv_xfeatures2d)
   endif()