diff --git a/PropertyEditor/CMakeLists.txt b/PropertyEditor/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a190ce..d3b5db5 100644
--- a/PropertyEditor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/PropertyEditor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -55,4 +55,6 @@ set_target_properties(
     ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${pd_PlatformDir}/lib"  
 )
 
-add_subdirectory(example)
+if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
+	add_subdirectory(example)
+endif()