diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b393fa7..8a1ce4b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -838,7 +838,9 @@ if(NOT enable-lgpl)
 		add_subdirectory( lang )
 	endif(enable-python OR enable-lua OR enable-octave)
 add_subdirectory( utils )
+if(enable-examples)
 add_subdirectory( examples )
+endif()
 if(NOT WIN32)
 	add_subdirectory( fonts )
 endif(NOT WIN32)