diff --git a/projects/hip-tests/samples/2_Cookbook/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/hip-tests/samples/2_Cookbook/CMakeLists.txt
index aa83680207..ebcfd3e1ab 100644
--- a/projects/hip-tests/samples/2_Cookbook/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/hip-tests/samples/2_Cookbook/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ add_subdirectory(13_occupancy)
 add_subdirectory(14_gpu_arch)
 add_subdirectory(15_static_library/device_functions)
 add_subdirectory(15_static_library/host_functions)
-add_subdirectory(16_assembly_to_executable)
-add_subdirectory(17_llvm_ir_to_executable)
+# Disable samples that call hipcc directly for static builds.
+if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  add_subdirectory(16_assembly_to_executable)
+  add_subdirectory(17_llvm_ir_to_executable)
+endif()
 add_subdirectory(18_cmake_hip_device)
 add_subdirectory(19_cmake_lang)
 add_subdirectory(21_cmake_hip_cxx_clang)