diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qbs b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qbs
index 16784fecee7..f7e239c4ff4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qbs
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbase.qbs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ QtcPlugin {
     Depends { name: "cpp" }
     Depends { name: "qt"; submodules: ['gui'] }
     Depends { name: "CppTools" }
+    Depends { name: "CPlusPlus" }
 
     cpp.includePaths: [
         ".",