diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
index f0975821f..05e0a13ef 100644
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if (GTSAM_BUILD_DOCS)
     if (GTSAM_BUILD_UNSTABLE)
         list(APPEND doc_subdirs ${gtsam_unstable_doc_subdirs})
     endif()
-    if (GTSAM_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    if (GTSAM_BUILD_EXAMPLES_ALWAYS)
         list(APPEND doc_subdirs examples)
     endif()