diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6b3e5b3..bab784a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -182,6 +182,21 @@ else (USE_EXT_GD)
 
 	SET(ENABLE_GD_FORMATS ${ENABLE_GD_FORMATS})
 
+	# The remaining code uses <Pkg>_FOUND, but this could be set as side effect.
+	# Restore explicit control. <Pkg>_FOUND is implied by <Pkg>_REQUIRED.
+	set(FONTCONFIG_FOUND ${ENABLE_FONTCONFIG})
+	set(FREETYPE_FOUND ${ENABLE_FREETYPE})
+	set(HEIF_FOUND ${ENABLE_HEIF})
+	set(ICONV_FOUND ${ENABLE_ICONV})
+	set(JPEG_FOUND ${ENABLE_JPEG})
+	set(LIQ_FOUND ${ENABLE_LIQ})
+	set(PNG_FOUND ${ENABLE_PNG})
+	set(RAQM_FOUND ${ENABLE_RAQM})
+	set(TIFF_FOUND ${ENABLE_TIFF})
+	set(WEBP_FOUND ${ENABLE_WEBP})
+	set(XPM_FOUND ${ENABLE_XPM})
+	set(ZLIB_FOUND ${ENABLE_GD_FORMATS})
+
 	if (FREETYPE_FOUND)
 		INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${FREETYPE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 		SET(HAVE_FT2BUILD_H 1)
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ else (USE_EXT_GD)
 endif (USE_EXT_GD)
 
 add_subdirectory(tests)
-add_subdirectory(examples)
-add_subdirectory(docs)
 
 add_custom_target(distclean ${GD_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/distclean.sh)
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 3839bc7..4cb56eb 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ if (ZLIB_FOUND)
 	set(GD_PROGRAMS ${GD_PROGRAMS} gd2copypal gd2togif giftogd2)
 endif()
 
+if(NOT ENABLE_TOOLS)
+	set(GD_PROGRAMS "")
+endif()
 foreach(program ${GD_PROGRAMS})
     add_executable(${program} ${program}.c)
 	if (WIN32)
@@ -180,7 +183,9 @@ install(TARGETS ${GD_INSTALL_TARGETS}
         RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
         LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+if(ENABLE_TOOLS)
 install(PROGRAMS bdftogd DESTINATION bin)
+endif()
 install(FILES
 	gd.h
 	gd_color_map.h