diff --git a/samples/cpp/stereo_match.cpp b/samples/cpp/stereo_match.cpp
index 1ec65d6e9..fa5ee7bad 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/stereo_match.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/stereo_match.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "opencv2/core/utility.hpp"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 
 using namespace cv;