diff --git a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 25d85ba213..204ce3f941 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/common/utils")
     set(gflags_required ON)
 endif()
 
+if(NOT TARGET gflags)
+    find_package(gflags QUIET)
+endif()
+
 if(TARGET gflags)
     set(GFLAGS_TARGET gflags)
 elseif(gflags_required)
diff --git a/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/CMakeLists.txt
index ef339e0a5d..7451e896fd 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/cpp/benchmark_app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ ov_add_sample(NAME ${TARGET_NAME}
 
 # Required nlohmann_json dependency
 
+if(NOT TARGET nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
+    find_package(nlohmann_json QUIET)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT TARGET nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json)
     if(EXISTS "${Samples_SOURCE_DIR}/thirdparty/nlohmann_json")
         # OpenVINO package puts thirdparty to samples dir