diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 53b2f6269..e52d8a338 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -194,14 +194,13 @@ IF(DYNAMIC_OPENSCENEGRAPH)
     ENDIF(wxWidgets_FOUND)
 
     IF   (QT_FOUND AND NOT OSG_GLES1_AVAILABLE AND NOT OSG_GLES2_AVAILABLE AND NOT OSG_GL3_AVAILABLE)
-        OPTION(BUILD_QT_EXAMPLES "Enable the build of the examples that depend on Qt" ON)
 
-        IF (BUILD_QT_EXAMPLES AND QT_QTOPENGL_LIBRARY)
+        IF (QT_QTOPENGL_LIBRARY)
             ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgviewerQt)
             ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgqfont)
         ENDIF()
 
-        IF (BUILD_QT_EXAMPLES AND QT4_FOUND AND QT_QTWEBKIT_FOUND)
+        IF (QT4_FOUND AND QT_QTWEBKIT_FOUND)
             ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgQtWidgets)
             ADD_SUBDIRECTORY(osgQtBrowser)
         ENDIF()