diff --git a/Formula/box2d.rb b/Formula/box2d.rb
index 31075560da..a730495f17 100644
--- a/Formula/box2d.rb
+++ b/Formula/box2d.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Box2d < Formula
       system "cmake", "..",
                       "-DBOX2D_INSTALL=ON",
                       "-DBOX2D_BUILD_SHARED=ON",
+                      "-DBOX2D_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF",
                       *std_cmake_args
       system "make install"
     end