diff --git a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
index b85c760e7e..b953627b1b 100644
--- a/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/gpu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ if(BUILD_EXAMPLES AND OCV_DEPENDENCIES_FOUND)
     add_executable(${the_target} ${srcs})
 
     target_link_libraries(${the_target} ${OPENCV_LINKER_LIBS} ${OPENCV_GPU_SAMPLES_REQUIRED_DEPS})
+
+    if(HAVE_CUDA)
+        target_link_libraries(${the_target} ${CUDA_CUDA_LIBRARY})
+    endif()
+
     if(HAVE_opencv_nonfree)
       target_link_libraries(${the_target} opencv_nonfree)
     endif()