diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ef88943591..4560a05604 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ endif()
 file(TO_CMAKE_PATH "${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}" CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX)
 set(wxBUILD_SHARED OFF)
 set(wxBUILD_TESTS OFF)
-set(wxBUILD_SAMPLES OFF)
+set(wxBUILD_SAMPLES SOME)
 set(wxUSE_ACCESSIBILITY OFF)
 set(wxUSE_UNSAFE_WXSTRING_CONV ON)
 set(wxUSE_COMPILER_TLS 2)