diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index dd5c35aa..8680aec2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,10 @@ elseif (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     set(_GLFW_X11 1)
     if (GLFW_USE_EGL)
         set(_GLFW_X11_EGL 1)
+        set(GLFW_BUILD_EXAMPLES 0)
+        set(GLFW_BUILD_TESTS 0)
         message(STATUS "Building GLFW for X11 and EGL on a Unix-like system")
+        message(STATUS "NOTE: Examples and tests are disabled for EGL")
     else()
         set(_GLFW_X11_GLX 1)
         message(STATUS "Building GLFW for X11 and GLX on a Unix-like system")