diff --git a/examples/examples.pro b/examples/examples.pro
index 4cbf7382..e5ba1f04 100644
--- a/examples/examples.pro
+++ b/examples/examples.pro
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 # c++
 SUBDIRS += \
-    automotive \
-    qvgviewer \
     desktop \
     dialogbuttons \
     layouts \
@@ -15,6 +13,15 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     thumbnails \
     tabview
 
+qtHaveModule(svg) {
+
+    # when checking in qvg files we could drop the svg dependency 
+
+    SUBDIRS += \
+        automotive \
+        qvgviewer
+}
+
 # qml
 SUBDIRS += \
     boxes \
diff --git a/tools/tools.pro b/tools/tools.pro
index cfe41353..67095927 100644
--- a/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/tools/tools.pro
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ include( $${PWD}/../qskconfig.pri )
 
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
-SUBDIRS += \
-    svg2qvg \
+qtHaveModule(svg) {
+
+    SUBDIRS += \
+        svg2qvg
+}
 
 doxygen {
     SUBDIRS += \