diff --git a/cpp/src/gandiva/src/codegen/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/gandiva/src/codegen/CMakeLists.txt
index d178d072ed7b2..f55f7d65257f9 100644
--- a/cpp/src/gandiva/src/codegen/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/gandiva/src/codegen/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ target_include_directories(gandiva_obj_lib
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:LLVM::LLVM_INTERFACE,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:ARROW::ARROW_SHARED,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
     $<TARGET_PROPERTY:Boost::boost,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+    $<TARGET_PROPERTY:gtest_main,INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
 )
 
 build_gandiva_lib("shared")