diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 7a94ddf68..693d6f16a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ OPTION( ASSIMP_BUILD_ASSIMP_TOOLS
 )
 OPTION ( ASSIMP_BUILD_SAMPLES
   "If the official samples are built as well (needs Glut)."
-  ON
+  OFF
 )
 OPTION ( ASSIMP_BUILD_TESTS
   "If the test suite for Assimp is built in addition to the library."
diff --git a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
index a463ee282..373b5a9db 100644
--- a/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/SimpleTexturedDirectx11/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ FIND_PACKAGE(DirectX)
 
 IF ( MSVC )
   SET(M_LIB)
-ELSE ( MSVC )
-  find_library(M_LIB m)
 ENDIF ( MSVC )
 
 if ( MSVC )