diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 42c4b773..f109c97a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ endif()
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(include)
 
 OPTION(ENABLE_EXAMPLES "Should the examples be built" ON)
-SET(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
 IF(ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(examples)
+ELSE()
+	SET(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF)
 ENDIF()
 
 INCLUDE(Packaging.cmake)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 64356460..8086db10 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ if(Qt5OpenGL_FOUND)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(SmoothLOD)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(DecodeOnGPU)
 	ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(Python)
+else()
+	SET(BUILD_EXAMPLES OFF PARENT_SCOPE)
 endif()