diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 896a179758..488b1c2bcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ jobs:
                "-DSCHEMA_VERSIONS=2x3;4;4x3_add2" \
                -DGLTF_SUPPORT=On \
                -DWITH_ROCKSDB=On \
+               -DBUILD_EXAMPLES=ON \
              ../cmake
           sudo make -j $(nproc)
           sudo make install