diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 458ca952..a2330174 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 project(spdlog_examples CXX)
 
+include(../cmake/utils.cmake)
+
 if(NOT TARGET spdlog)
     # Stand-alone build
     find_package(spdlog REQUIRED)