diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7ba845a..9ee88f5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ before_install:
 before_script:
   - mkdir .build
   - cd .build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DWITH_EXAMPLE=ON -DWITH_TESTS=ON ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
 
 script:
   - make
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fccff9a..ddc30b1 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.1)
 project(fuse-wsfs VERSION 0.1.0 DESCRIPTION "Websocket filesystem based on libfuse")
 
-option(WITH_TESTS   "enable unit tests" OFF)
-option(WITH_EXAMPLE "enable example"    OFF)
+option(WITHOUT_TESTS   "disable unit tests" OFF)
+option(WITHOUT_EXAMPLE "disable example"    OFF)
 
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ install(FILES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/libfuse-wsfs.pc" DESTINATION lib${LIB_SUFFI
 
 # app
 
-if(WITH_EXAMPLE)
+if(NOT WITHOUT_EXAMPLE)
 
 add_executable(wsfs
 	example/main.c
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ target_link_libraries(wsfs PUBLIC fuse-wsfs ${EXTRA_LIBS})
 target_include_directories(wsfs PUBLIC ${EXTRA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_compile_options(wsfs PUBLIC ${EXTRA_CFLAGS})
 
-endif(WITH_EXAMPLE)
+endif(NOT WITHOUT_EXAMPLE)
 
 # tests
 
-if(WITH_TESTS)
+if(NOT WITHOUT_TESTS)
 
 pkg_check_modules(GTEST gtest_main)
 
@@ -139,4 +139,4 @@ target_compile_options(alltests PUBLIC ${EXTRA_CFLAGS} ${GTEST_CFLAGS})
 enable_testing()
 add_test(alltests alltests)
 
-endif(WITH_TESTS)
\ No newline at end of file
+endif(NOT WITHOUT_TESTS)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d99191d..902959e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -275,12 +275,22 @@ Read from an open file.
 To install dependencies, see below.
 
     cd fuse-wsfs
-    mkdir ./build
-    cd ./build
-    cmake -DWITH_EXAMPLE=ON ..
+    mkdir .build
+    cd .build
+    cmake ..
     mkdir test
     ./wsfs -m test --document_root=../exmaple/www --port=4711
 
+### Build options
+
+By default, unit tests and example application are enabled. You can disable them using the following cmake options:
+
+-    **WITHOUT_TESTS**: disable tests  
+     `cmake -DWITHOUT_TESTS=ON ..`
+
+-    **WITHOUT_EXAMPLE**: disable example
+     `cmake -DWITHOUD_EXAMPLE=ON ..`
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 -   [libfuse3](https://github.com/libfuse/libfuse/)