diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 7f203e43..aa453d71 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ if (MSVC)
     add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)
 endif()
 
-if (GLFW_USE_OSMESA)
-    add_definitions(-DUSE_NATIVE_OSMESA)
-endif()
-
 if (WIN32)
     set(ICON glfw.rc)
 elseif (APPLE)
@@ -63,6 +59,10 @@ set(CONSOLE_BINARIES offscreen)
 set_target_properties(${GUI_ONLY_BINARIES} ${CONSOLE_BINARIES} PROPERTIES
                       FOLDER "GLFW3/Examples")
 
+if (GLFW_USE_OSMESA)
+    target_compile_definitions(offscreen PRIVATE USE_NATIVE_OSMESA)
+endif()
+
 if (MSVC)
     # Tell MSVC to use main instead of WinMain for Windows subsystem executables
     set_target_properties(${GUI_ONLY_BINARIES} PROPERTIES