diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index d787fb9b..fa1958f6 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+if(CONFIG_USE_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS_DYNLIB)
+link_directories(${CONFIG_EXTERNAL_MBEDTLS_DYNLIB_PATH})
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(server_example_simple)
 add_subdirectory(server_example_basic_io)
 add_subdirectory(server_example_password_auth)