diff --git a/plugins/message-timestamp/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/message-timestamp/CMakeLists.txt
index 542eeb32..5949a75f 100644
--- a/plugins/message-timestamp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/message-timestamp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ set_target_properties(mosquitto_message_timestamp PROPERTIES
 )
 set_target_properties(mosquitto_message_timestamp PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
 
-install(TARGETS mosquitto_message_timestamp RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+# Don't install, these are example plugins only.
+#install(TARGETS mosquitto_message_timestamp RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
diff --git a/plugins/message-timestamp/Makefile b/plugins/message-timestamp/Makefile
index d8a06ff6..b78384dc 100644
--- a/plugins/message-timestamp/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/message-timestamp/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ check: test
 test:
 
 install: ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so
-	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib"
-	$(INSTALL) ${STRIP_OPTS} ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"
+	# Don't install, these are examples only.
+	#$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib"
+	#$(INSTALL) ${STRIP_OPTS} ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"
 
 uninstall :
 	-rm -f "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"
diff --git a/plugins/payload-modification/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/payload-modification/CMakeLists.txt
index 2c011137..39878efc 100644
--- a/plugins/payload-modification/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/payload-modification/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ if(WIN32)
 	target_link_libraries(mosquitto_payload_modification mosquitto)
 endif(WIN32)
 
-install(TARGETS mosquitto_payload_modification RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+# Don't install, these are example plugins only.
+#install(TARGETS mosquitto_payload_modification RUNTIME DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" LIBRARY DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
diff --git a/plugins/payload-modification/Makefile b/plugins/payload-modification/Makefile
index 02f01348..9511517a 100644
--- a/plugins/payload-modification/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/payload-modification/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ check: test
 test:
 
 install: ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so
-	$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib"
-	$(INSTALL) ${STRIP_OPTS} ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"
+	# Don't install, these are examples only.
+	#$(INSTALL) -d "${DESTDIR}$(prefix)/lib"
+	#$(INSTALL) ${STRIP_OPTS} ${PLUGIN_NAME}.so "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"
 
 uninstall :
 	-rm -f "${DESTDIR}${prefix}/lib/${PLUGIN_NAME}.so"