diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 49871c1..4e50d0f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,4 +40,6 @@ xo_export_cmake_config(${PROJECT_NAME} ${PROJECT_VERSION} ${PROJECT_NAME}Targets
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # install additional components
 
-install(TARGETS randomgen_ex1 DESTINATION bin/randomgen/example)
+if (XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
+    install(TARGETS randomgen_ex1 DESTINATION bin/randomgen/example)
+endif()
diff --git a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
index 0c80981..036b097 100644
--- a/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
-add_executable(randomgen_ex1 ex1.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(randomgen_ex1)
+if (XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
+    add_executable(randomgen_ex1 ex1.cpp)
+    xo_include_options2(randomgen_ex1)
+endif()
diff --git a/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt b/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
index 877fae3..3f61453 100644
--- a/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/ex2/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-add_executable(randomgen_ex2 ex2.cpp)
-xo_include_options2(randomgen_ex2)
-xo_dependency(randomgen_ex2 indentlog)
+if (XO_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
+    add_executable(randomgen_ex2 ex2.cpp)
+    xo_include_options2(randomgen_ex2)
+    xo_dependency(randomgen_ex2 indentlog)
+endif()