diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f54859201fa4c0c409de4295d4e4e921a876877..0508aeaa3e803e508191827f8a7f4073894bf014 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ project(
 )
 
 option(BUILD_TESTING "Build tests" ON)
-option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 option(BUILD_DOCUMENTATION "Build documentation" OFF)
 
 option(MTIME_ENABLE_FORTRAN_HL "Enable the high-level Fortran interface" ON)
+option(MTIME_BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build examples" ON)
 
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
   add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
 
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+if(MTIME_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
   add_subdirectory(examples)
 endif()