diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ee21511473..b6a7222466 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ option(USE_SHARED_CTX "Request support for shared ctx between WG" OFF)
 option(USE_SINGLE_NODE "Enable single node support only." OFF)
 option(USE_HOST_SIDE_HDP_FLUSH "Use a polling thread to flush the HDP cache on the host." OFF)
 option(BUILD_FUNCTIONAL_TESTS "Build the functional tests" ON)
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build the examples" ON)
 option(BUILD_SOS_TESTS "Build the host-facing tests" OFF)
 option(BUILD_UNIT_TESTS "Build the unit tests" ON)
 option(BUILD_LOCAL_GPU_TARGET_ONLY "Build only for GPUs detected on this machine" OFF)
@@ -152,7 +153,10 @@ target_include_directories(
 ###############################################################################
 add_subdirectory(src)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
-add_subdirectory(examples)
+
+IF (BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+  add_subdirectory(examples)
+ENDIF()
 
 ###############################################################################
 # HIP