diff --git a/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-20200910.ebuild b/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-20200910.ebuild
index e0a3fc40c..843fb5e8f 100644
--- a/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-20200910.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-20200910.ebuild
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ SRC_URI="https://github.com/droberson/ELFcrypt/archive/${HASH_COMMIT}.tar.gz ->
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
 S="${WORKDIR}/ELFcrypt-${HASH_COMMIT}"
 
+IUSE="examples"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 
@@ -30,4 +31,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_install() {
 	dobin ELFcrypt
 	dodoc README.md
+	if use examples; then
+		dodoc example.c
+		docompress -x /usr/share/doc/${PF}/example.c
+	fi
 }
diff --git a/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-99999999.ebuild b/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-99999999.ebuild
index de65b412e..0c95cf35c 100644
--- a/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-99999999.ebuild
+++ b/app-crypt/elfcrypt/elfcrypt-99999999.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ fi
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
+IUSE="examples"
 
 src_prepare() {
 	sed -e "s/gcc/$(tc-getCC)/" \
@@ -35,4 +36,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 src_install() {
 	dobin ELFcrypt
 	dodoc README.md
+	if use examples; then
+		dodoc example.c
+		docompress -x /usr/share/doc/${PF}/example.c
+	fi
 }