diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b39f6297f..181cf35a2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-project(nitro CXX)
+project(nitro C CXX)
 
 include(CheckIncludeFileCXX)
 
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
 endif()
 
-# llama cpp server need llava example to work, this is for llama cpp server
-set(LLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES ON)
-
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(OPENSSL_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ endif()
 
 add_compile_definitions(NITRO_VERSION="${NITRO_VERSION}")
 
+add_subdirectory(llama.cpp/examples/llava)
 add_subdirectory(llama.cpp)
 add_subdirectory(whisper.cpp)