diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index ccc3ed460..a00139bdf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ buildJavaDoc = true
 # specify if SDK and Native libraries get built
 buildSdkProject = true
 buildNativeProjects = false
+buildAndroidExamples = false
 
 # Path to android NDK for building native libraries
 #ndkPath=/Users/normenhansen/Documents/Code-Import/android-ndk-r7
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 80d932d64..89b8fc075 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ include 'jme3-testdata'
 
 // Example projects
 include 'jme3-examples'
-include 'jme3-android-examples'
+
+if(buildAndroidExamples == "true"){
+	include 'jme3-android-examples'
+}
 
 if(buildSdkProject == "true"){
     include 'sdk'