diff --git a/package/qt/Config.in b/package/qt/Config.in
index dd2b6d9ec..926d54c61 100644
--- a/package/qt/Config.in
+++ b/package/qt/Config.in
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_QT_DEBUG
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_QT_DEMOS
-	bool "Compile and install demos and examples (with code)"
+	bool "Compile and install Qt demos (with code)"
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT_GUI_MODULE
+	help
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
+config BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EXAMPLES
+	bool "Compile and install Qt examples (with code)"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_QT_GUI_MODULE
 	help
 	  If unsure, say N.
diff --git a/package/qt/qt.mk b/package/qt/qt.mk
index 029d31797..867b79867 100644
--- a/package/qt/qt.mk
+++ b/package/qt/qt.mk
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -no-qt3support
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_DEMOS),y)
-QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -examplesdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/qt/examples -demosdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/qt/demos
+QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -demosdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/qt/demos
 else
-QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -nomake examples -nomake demos
+QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -nomake demos
+endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT_EXAMPLES),y)
+QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -examplesdir $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/share/qt/examples
+else
+QT_CONFIGURE_OPTS += -nomake examples
 endif
 
 # ensure glib is built first if enabled for Qt's glib support