diff --git a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
index 9bfe5fd85a0..b993917862d 100644
--- a/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Mesh_3/examples/Mesh_3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ if(CGAL_ACTIVATE_CONCURRENT_MESH_3 OR ENV{CGAL_ACTIVATE_CONCURRENT_MESH_3})
 endif()
 
 # Use Eigen
-find_package(Eigen3 3.1.0 REQUIRED) #(3.1.0 or greater)
+find_package(Eigen3 3.1.0 QUIET) #(3.1.0 or greater)
 include(CGAL_Eigen3_support)
+if(NOT TARGET CGAL::Eigen3_support)
+  message( STATUS "NOTICE: All examples need the Eigen3 library, and will not be compiled." )
+  return()
+endif() #CGAL::Eigen_3_support
 
 find_package(VTK QUIET COMPONENTS vtkImagingGeneral vtkIOImage NO_MODULE)
 if(VTK_FOUND)
diff --git a/Tetrahedral_remeshing/examples/Tetrahedral_remeshing/CMakeLists.txt b/Tetrahedral_remeshing/examples/Tetrahedral_remeshing/CMakeLists.txt
index 915f08fa948..417b560671c 100644
--- a/Tetrahedral_remeshing/examples/Tetrahedral_remeshing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tetrahedral_remeshing/examples/Tetrahedral_remeshing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,9 +36,14 @@ create_single_source_cgal_program( "tetrahedral_remeshing_example.cpp" )
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "tetrahedral_remeshing_with_features.cpp")
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "tetrahedral_remeshing_of_one_subdomain.cpp")
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "tetrahedral_remeshing_from_mesh.cpp")
+
+if(TARGET CGAL::Eigen3_support)
 create_single_source_cgal_program( "mesh_and_remesh_polyhedral_domain_with_features.cpp" )
-target_link_libraries(mesh_and_remesh_polyhedral_domain_with_features PUBLIC CGAL::Eigen3_support)
-if(CGAL_ACTIVATE_CONCURRENT_MESH_3 AND TARGET CGAL::TBB_support)
-  target_link_libraries(mesh_and_remesh_polyhedral_domain_with_features PRIVATE CGAL::TBB_support)
+  target_link_libraries(mesh_and_remesh_polyhedral_domain_with_features PUBLIC CGAL::Eigen3_support)
+  if(CGAL_ACTIVATE_CONCURRENT_MESH_3 AND TARGET CGAL::TBB_support)
+    target_link_libraries(mesh_and_remesh_polyhedral_domain_with_features PRIVATE CGAL::TBB_support)
+  endif()
+else()
+  message(STATUS "Some examples need the Eigen3 library, and will not be compiled.")
 endif()