diff --git a/plugins/examples/client-lifetime-stats/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/client-lifetime-stats/CMakeLists.txt
index 663cb6e1..d124864e 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/client-lifetime-stats/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/client-lifetime-stats/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ add_library(${PLUGIN_NAME} MODULE
 )
 
 target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
-	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
 	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
 )
 
+if(WITH_BUNDLED_DEPS)
+	target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
+		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
+	)
+endif()
+
 set_target_properties(${PLUGIN_NAME} PROPERTIES
 	PREFIX ""
 	POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1
diff --git a/plugins/examples/payload-ban/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/payload-ban/CMakeLists.txt
index ebaa61b9..d8665c91 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/payload-ban/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/payload-ban/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,9 +8,14 @@ target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
 	"${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}"
 	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}"
 	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
-	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
 )
 
+if(WITH_BUNDLED_DEPS)
+	target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
+		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
+	)
+endif()
+
 set_target_properties(${PLUGIN_NAME} PROPERTIES
 	PREFIX ""
 	POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1
diff --git a/plugins/examples/wildcard-temp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/examples/wildcard-temp/CMakeLists.txt
index 447e2583..8b6a0e20 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/wildcard-temp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/examples/wildcard-temp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,13 +6,12 @@ add_library(${PLUGIN_NAME} MODULE
 
 target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
 	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}"
-	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
 	"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/include"
 )
 
 if(WITH_BUNDLED_DEPS)
 	target_include_directories(${PLUGIN_NAME} PRIVATE
-		"${${PLUGIN_NAME}}/deps"
+		"${mosquitto_SOURCE_DIR}/deps"
 	)
 endif()