diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index b5161c3fc..a8175dc3d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ sentry_target_sources_cwd(sentry
 	sentry_uuid.h
 	sentry_value.c
 	sentry_value.h
+	sentry_tracing.c
+	sentry_tracing.h
 	path/sentry_path.c
 	transports/sentry_disk_transport.c
 	transports/sentry_disk_transport.h
@@ -151,10 +153,3 @@ if(SENTRY_INTEGRATION_QT)
 		integrations/sentry_integration_qt.h
 	)
 endif()
-
-if(SENTRY_BUILD_EXAMPLES)
-	sentry_target_sources_cwd(sentry
-	sentry_tracing.c
-	sentry_tracing.h
-	)
-endif()