diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index f149898ae5b..a2bbce53f0e 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ def write_example(
     )
 
     write_resources(cm_fh, binary_name, scope, indent=indent, is_example=True)
-    write_statecharts(cm_fh, binary_name, scope, indent=indent)
+    write_statecharts(cm_fh, binary_name, scope, indent=indent, is_example=True)
 
     if qmldir:
         write_qml_plugin_epilogue(cm_fh, binary_name, scope, qmldir, indent)