diff --git a/coin/platform_configs/macos.yaml b/coin/platform_configs/macos.yaml
index d18aa27c..7eeebc4a 100644
--- a/coin/platform_configs/macos.yaml
+++ b/coin/platform_configs/macos.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ Configurations:
         Environment variables: [
             'CMAKE_ARGS=-DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR={{.Env.OPENSSL_DIR}}',
             'NON_QTBASE_CMAKE_ARGS=-DFFMPEG_DIR={{.Env.FFMPEG_DIR}} -DQT_DEPLOY_FFMPEG=TRUE',
+            'QTBASE_EXAMPLES_CMAKE_ARGS=-DQT_BUILD_EXAMPLES_AS_EXTERNAL=ON',
         ]
     -
         Id: 'macos-arm64-developer-build'