diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index bee8333fdbb..fe8dc1de1db 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,10 @@ endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(thirdparty)
 add_subdirectory(src)
-add_subdirectory(samples)
+
+if(ENABLE_SAMPLES OR ENABLE_TESTS OR ENABLE_COMPILE_TOOL)
+    add_subdirectory(samples)
+endif()
 
 # Enable interpreter backend for tests
 if (ENABLE_TESTS OR ENABLE_TEMPLATE)