diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b9875bc..9bcb914 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ if(AMQP-CPP_LINUX_TCP)
     add_subdirectory(src/linux_tcp)
 endif()
 
+# potentially build the examples
+if(AMQP-CPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
+
 # settings for specific compilers
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -93,10 +98,6 @@ else()
     )
 endif()
 
-if(AMQP-CPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-    add_subdirectory(examples)
-endif()
-
 # copy header files
 install(DIRECTORY include/amqpcpp/ DESTINATION include/amqpcpp
         FILES_MATCHING PATTERN "*.h")