diff --git a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
index 691283b656..84ab8db002 100644
--- a/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
+++ b/gradle/javaprojects.gradle
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ext.powerMockDependencies = [
     "org.powermock:powermock-reflect:$powerMockVersion"
 ]
 
-ext.apacheds_libs = [
+ext.apachedsDependencies = [
          "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core:$apacheDsVersion",
          "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-core-entry:$apacheDsVersion",
          "org.apache.directory.server:apacheds-protocol-shared:$apacheDsVersion",
diff --git a/samples/ldap-jc/build.gradle b/samples/ldap-jc/build.gradle
index d2a8003629..85bbd44da3 100644
--- a/samples/ldap-jc/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/ldap-jc/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dependencies {
                     'javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1'
 
     compile project(":spring-security-ldap"),
-            apacheds_libs,
+            apachedsDependencies,
             project(":spring-security-config"),
             project(":spring-security-samples-messages-jc"),
             project(":spring-security-core"),
diff --git a/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle b/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
index a1f4ca4fd8..6ac6de254c 100644
--- a/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
+++ b/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ dependencies {
             project(':spring-security-config'),
             project(':spring-security-ldap'),
             "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion",
-            "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logbackVersion"
+            "ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logbackVersion",
+            apachedsDependencies
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml b/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
index 7fc4ba760a..ff75cde4f4 100644
--- a/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,42 @@
       <version>0.9.29</version>
       <scope>runtime</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-core</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.5</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-core-entry</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.5</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-protocol-ldap</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.5</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-protocol-shared</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.5</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.server</groupId>
+      <artifactId>apacheds-server-jndi</artifactId>
+      <version>1.5.5</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.directory.shared</groupId>
+      <artifactId>shared-ldap</artifactId>
+      <version>0.9.15</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>