diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 62a8be738..579e87a74 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@ endif()
 
 if (DLIB_USE_FFMPEG AND NOT DLIB_NO_GUI_SUPPORT)
    add_example(ffmpeg_webcam_face_pose_ex)
-   add_example(ffmpeg_video_demuxing)
-   add_example(ffmpeg_video_decoding)
-   add_example(ffmpeg_info)
-   add_example(ffmpeg_screen_grab)
+   add_example(ffmpeg_video_demuxing_ex)
+   add_example(ffmpeg_video_decoding_ex)
+   add_example(ffmpeg_info_ex)
+   add_example(ffmpeg_screen_grab_ex)
 endif()
 
 if (DLIB_NO_GUI_SUPPORT)
diff --git a/examples/ffmpeg_info.cpp b/examples/ffmpeg_info_ex.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ffmpeg_info.cpp
rename to examples/ffmpeg_info_ex.cpp
diff --git a/examples/ffmpeg_screen_grab.cpp b/examples/ffmpeg_screen_grab_ex.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ffmpeg_screen_grab.cpp
rename to examples/ffmpeg_screen_grab_ex.cpp
diff --git a/examples/ffmpeg_video_decoding.cpp b/examples/ffmpeg_video_decoding_ex.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ffmpeg_video_decoding.cpp
rename to examples/ffmpeg_video_decoding_ex.cpp
diff --git a/examples/ffmpeg_video_demuxing.cpp b/examples/ffmpeg_video_demuxing_ex.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/ffmpeg_video_demuxing.cpp
rename to examples/ffmpeg_video_demuxing_ex.cpp