diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b55b10746..1295f5a5d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -465,15 +465,15 @@ if(UNIX)
   install(FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/zenohpico.pc" CONFIGURATIONS Release RelWithDebInfo DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig" COMPONENT Dev)
 endif()
 
-if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-  add_subdirectory(examples)
-endif()
-
 if(ASAN AND NOT MSVC)
   add_compile_options(-fsanitize=address)
   add_link_options(-fsanitize=address)
 endif()
 
+if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
+  add_subdirectory(examples)
+endif()
+
 if(UNIX OR MSVC)
   if(BUILD_TOOLS)
     set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tools)