diff --git a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
index fa430a2a0e..2769a58742 100644
--- a/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
+++ b/modules/stitching/include/opencv2/stitching/detail/matchers.hpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private:
 
 
 #ifndef ANDROID
-class SurfFeaturesFinderGpu : public FeaturesFinder
+class CV_EXPORTS SurfFeaturesFinderGpu : public FeaturesFinder
 {
 public:
     SurfFeaturesFinderGpu(double hess_thresh = 300., int num_octaves = 3, int num_layers = 4,