diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d7771be..7a7e37c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,20 +12,7 @@ if (BOX2D_BUILD_SAMPLES)
 
 	add_subdirectory(extern/glfw)
 	add_subdirectory(extern/imgui)
-
-	# box2d-lite samples
-	set (SAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES
-		samples/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp
-		samples/imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp
-		samples/main.cpp)
-
-	set (SAMPLE_HEADER_FILES
-		samples/imgui_impl_glfw.h
-		samples/imgui_impl_opengl2.h)
-
-	add_executable(samples ${SAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES} ${SAMPLE_HEADER_FILES})
-	target_include_directories(samples PUBLIC ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
-	target_link_libraries(samples PUBLIC box2d-lite glfw imgui ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})
+	add_subdirectory(samples)
 
 	# default startup project for Visual Studio
 	if (MSVC)
diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..870d441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+project(samples LANGUAGES CXX)
+
+set (SAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES
+	imgui_impl_glfw.cpp
+	imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp
+	main.cpp)
+
+set (SAMPLE_HEADER_FILES
+	imgui_impl_glfw.h
+	imgui_impl_opengl2.h)
+
+add_executable(samples ${SAMPLE_SOURCE_FILES} ${SAMPLE_HEADER_FILES})
+target_include_directories(samples PUBLIC ${OPENGL_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(samples PUBLIC box2d-lite glfw imgui ${OPENGL_LIBRARIES})