diff --git a/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle b/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
index 29ccb6c403..742c1872b4 100644
--- a/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
+++ b/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ dependencies {
 	runtime project(':spring-security-config'),
 			project(':spring-security-taglibs'),
 			"org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:$slf4jVersion",
-			"org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:$slf4jVersion"
+			"org.slf4j:slf4j-jdk14:$slf4jVersion",
+			jstlDependencies
 	testCompile "com.google.appengine:appengine-testing:$gaeVersion"
 
 	testRuntime "com.google.appengine:appengine-api-labs:$gaeVersion",
diff --git a/samples/gae-xml/pom.xml b/samples/gae-xml/pom.xml
index 0745dedf01..7cc1a355f7 100644
--- a/samples/gae-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/gae-xml/pom.xml
@@ -112,6 +112,18 @@
       <version>3.0.1</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.servlet.jsp.jstl</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.servlet.jsp.jstl-api</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2.1</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.taglibs</groupId>
+      <artifactId>taglibs-standard-jstlel</artifactId>
+      <version>1.2.1</version>
+      <scope>runtime</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
diff --git a/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle b/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
index 9c3bd22576..d1f286ab12 100644
--- a/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
+++ b/samples/ldap-xml/ldap.gradle
@@ -22,5 +22,7 @@ dependencies {
 			"ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:$logbackVersion",
 			apachedsDependencies
 
+	provided "javax.servlet:javax.servlet-api:$servletApiVersion"
+
 	integrationTestCompile gebDependencies
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml b/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
index e0efac179c..7e1ef61202 100644
--- a/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/ldap-xml/pom.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
+      <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
+      <version>3.0.1</version>
+      <scope>provided</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
       <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>