--- dev-games/ogre/ogre-1.7.4-r1.ebuild
+++ dev-games/ogre/ogre-1.7.4-r1.ebuild
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 		$(cmake-utils_use freeimage OGRE_CONFIG_ENABLE_FREEIMAGE)
 		$(cmake-utils_use opengl OGRE_BUILD_RENDERSYSTEM_GL)
 		$(cmake-utils_use profile OGRE_PROFILING)
+		$(cmake-utils_use examples OGRE_BUILD_SAMPLES)
 		-DOGRE_BUILD_TESTS=FALSE
 		$(usex threads "-DOGRE_CONFIG_THREADS=2" "-DOGRE_CONFIG_THREADS=0")
 		$(cmake-utils_use tools OGRE_BUILD_TOOLS)