diff --git a/Examples/Plugins/PluginList.cmake b/Examples/Plugins/PluginList.cmake
index d97f545afb..505b07716c 100644
--- a/Examples/Plugins/PluginList.cmake
+++ b/Examples/Plugins/PluginList.cmake
@@ -1,18 +1,25 @@
 
 # Plug-ins must be ordered according to their dependencies
 
 set(MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGINS
   org.mitk.example.gui.minimalapplication:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.customviewer.views:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.multipleperspectives:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.selectionserviceqt:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.selectionservicemitk.views:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointdefinition:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.extensionpointcontribution:ON
   org.mitk.example.gui.regiongrowing:ON
 
   org.mitk.example.gui.imaging:ON
-  org.mitk.example.gui.opencv:${MITK_USE_OpenCV}
 )
+
+if(MITK_USE_OpenCV)
+  list(APPEND MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGINS
+       org.mitk.example.gui.opencv:ON)
+else()
+  list(APPEND MITK_EXAMPLE_PLUGINS
+       org.mitk.example.gui.opencv:OFF)
+endif()