--- CMakeLists.txt.orig	2020-10-08 19:49:25 UTC
+++ CMakeLists.txt
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ include(cmake/AxomVersion.cmake)
 add_subdirectory(axom)
 
 add_subdirectory(tools)
+if (FREEBSD_ENABLE_EXAMPLES)
 add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
 
 if (AXOM_ENABLE_DOCS)
   if (SPHINX_FOUND)