diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 239f9005..1cfefd8b 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ endif (UNIX AND NOT WIN32)
 if (WITH_SERVER)
     add_executable(samplesshd-cb samplesshd-cb.c)
     target_compile_options(samplesshd-cb PRIVATE ${DEFAULT_C_COMPILE_FLAGS})
-    target_link_libraries(samplesshd-cb ssh::ssh ${ARGP_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries(samplesshd-cb ssh::ssh)
+    if (ARGP_LIBRARY OR HAVE_ARGP_H)
+        target_link_libraries(samplesshd-cb ${ARGP_LIBRARY})
+    endif(ARGP_LIBRARY OR HAVE_ARGP_H)
 endif()
 
 add_executable(exec exec.c ${examples_SRCS})