diff --git a/.github/workflows/http3-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/http3-linux.yml
index 3dab2b56cf..3fec315199 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/http3-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/http3-linux.yml
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld V=1 examples
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-old.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-old.yml
index 5b8f92f03b..736a3cc100 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-old.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-old.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'cmake run tests'
         run: make -C bld-cares test-ci
 
+      - name: 'cmake build examples'
+        run: make -C bld-cares curl-examples-build
+
       - name: 'autoreconf'
         run: autoreconf -if
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index b293a140f7..7c64a23558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.build.make-custom-target != 'tidy' }}
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            ${MATRIX_MAKE_PREFIX} cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples
+            ${MATRIX_MAKE_PREFIX} cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples-build
           else
             ${MATRIX_MAKE_PREFIX} make -C bld V=1 examples
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 04c30a75c0..90d04fab17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld ${MATRIX_OPTIONS} --parallel 4 --target curl-examples --verbose
+            cmake --build bld ${MATRIX_OPTIONS} --parallel 4 --target curl-examples-build --verbose
           else
             make -C bld examples V=1
           fi
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.build.name, '+examples') }}
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld examples V=1
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
index 9a92804219..e8a105e39c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
               time cmake --build bld --target test-ci
             fi
             echo '::group::build examples'
-            time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+            time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
             echo '::endgroup::'
 
   openbsd:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
               time cmake --build bld --target test-ci
             fi
             echo '::group::build examples'
-            time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+            time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
             echo '::endgroup::'
 
   freebsd:
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ jobs:
             if [ "${MATRIX_DESC#*!examples*}" = "${MATRIX_DESC}" ]; then
               echo '::group::build examples'
               if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-                time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+                time cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
               else
                 time make -C bld examples
               fi
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld examples
           fi
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}  # skip for autotools to save time
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld examples
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index d0e1157f7b..5d9aac713b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           PATH=/usr/bin
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld V=1 examples
           fi
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --verbose --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld V=1 examples
           fi
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: |
           PATH="/d/my-cache/${MATRIX_DIR}/bin:$PATH"
-          cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+          cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
 
       - name: 'disk space used'
         run: du -sh .; echo; du -sh -t 250KB ./*; echo; du -h -t 250KB bld
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ matrix.compiler != 'clang-tidy' }}  # Save time by skipping this for clang-tidy
         run: |
           if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
-            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
+            cmake --build bld --target curl-examples-build
           else
             make -C bld examples
           fi
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         timeout-minutes: 5
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.name, '+examples') }}
-        run: cmake --build bld --config "${MATRIX_TYPE}" --parallel 5 --target curl-examples
+        run: cmake --build bld --config "${MATRIX_TYPE}" --parallel 5 --target curl-examples-build
 
       - name: 'disk space used'
         run: du -sh .; echo; du -sh -t 250KB ./*; echo; du -h -t 250KB bld