diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 96836a8..98c3c0e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ target_link_libraries(sam3_profile_edgetam PRIVATE sam3)
 # SDL2 + ImGui are optional — build only if SDL2 is found.
 find_package(SDL2 QUIET)
 
-if(SDL2_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/CMakeLists.txt")
+if(SDL2_FOUND)
     add_subdirectory(third-party)
 
     add_executable(sam3_image main_image.cpp)
@@ -22,5 +22,5 @@ if(SDL2_FOUND AND EXISTS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/third-party/CMakeLists.txt
     add_executable(sam3_video main_video.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(sam3_video PRIVATE sam3 imgui-sdl2 SDL2::SDL2)
 else()
-    message(STATUS "SDL2 not found or third-party/ missing — skipping GUI examples")
+    message(STATUS "SDL2 not found — skipping GUI examples")
 endif()