diff --git a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
--- a/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
+++ b/llvm/cmake/modules/AddLLVM.cmake
@@ -983,6 +983,17 @@
   set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Examples")
 endmacro(add_llvm_example name)
 
+macro(add_llvm_example_library name)
+  if( NOT LLVM_BUILD_EXAMPLES )
+    set(EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ON)
+  endif()
+  add_llvm_library (${name} ${ARGN})
+  if( LLVM_BUILD_EXAMPLES )
+    install(TARGETS ${name} RUNTIME DESTINATION examples)
+  endif()
+  set_target_properties(${name} PROPERTIES FOLDER "Examples")
+endmacro(add_llvm_example_library name)
+
 # This is a macro that is used to create targets for executables that are needed
 # for development, but that are not intended to be installed by default.
 macro(add_llvm_utility name)
diff --git a/llvm/examples/IRTransforms/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/examples/IRTransforms/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/llvm/examples/IRTransforms/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/examples/IRTransforms/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   Support
   )
 
-add_llvm_library(ExampleIRTransforms
+add_llvm_example_library(ExampleIRTransforms
   InitializePasses.cpp
   SimplifyCFG.cpp