diff --git a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
index 032a8bbe8..2974954d9 100755
--- a/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/build_examples_cmake.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ if [ -z ${CI_NODE_INDEX} ]; then
     echo "Assuming CI_NODE_INDEX=${CI_NODE_INDEX}"
 fi
 
+export EXTRA_CFLAGS="${PEDANTIC_CFLAGS:-}"
+export EXTRA_CXXFLAGS="${PEDANTIC_CXXFLAGS:-}"
+
 set -o nounset # Exit if variable not set.
 
 export REALPATH=realpath