diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
 
 ############## Targets ##############
 add_subdirectory(src)
-add_subdirectory(examples)
+if (KGAPI_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+    add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
 if (BUILD_TESTING)
     add_subdirectory(autotests)
 endif()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 ```
 
 To compile example applications, run cmake with `-DKGAPI_BUILD_EXAMPLES=TRUE` argument.
-To run automated tests, run `make test`.
+To run automated tests, run `make test`. To disable building tests, run cmake with `-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF` argument.
 
 ## BUGS: