diff --git a/contrib/minizip/Makefile.am b/contrib/minizip/Makefile.am
index b0f39b6..2ced913 100644
--- a/contrib/minizip/Makefile.am
+++ b/contrib/minizip/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libminizip.la
 
+if COND_DEMOS
+bin_PROGRAMS = miniunzip minizip
+endif
+
 zlib_top_srcdir = $(top_srcdir)/../..
 zlib_top_builddir = $(top_builddir)/../..
 
diff --git a/contrib/minizip/configure.ac b/contrib/minizip/configure.ac
index 4799cdc..53adbb8 100644
--- a/contrib/minizip/configure.ac
+++ b/contrib/minizip/configure.ac
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([minizip.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign])
 LT_INIT
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build example programs])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([demos], AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-demos], [build example programs]))
+AM_CONDITIONAL([COND_DEMOS], [test "$enable_demos" = yes])
+if test "$enable_demos" = yes
+then
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+fi
+
 AC_SUBST([HAVE_UNISTD_H], [0])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER([unistd.h], [HAVE_UNISTD_H=1], [])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile minizip.pc])