diff --git a/examples/security/flash_encryption/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/security/flash_encryption/CMakeLists.txt
index 27f6bc4e35..33248e978d 100644
--- a/examples/security/flash_encryption/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/security/flash_encryption/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 # CMakeLists in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
+set(SUPPORTED_TARGETS esp32)  # Flash encryption not currently supported for ESP32-S2beta
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(flash_encryption)
diff --git a/examples/storage/ext_flash_fatfs/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/storage/ext_flash_fatfs/CMakeLists.txt
index 51f1129ba3..52b78776cd 100644
--- a/examples/storage/ext_flash_fatfs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/storage/ext_flash_fatfs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 # in this exact order for cmake to work correctly
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 
+set(SUPPORTED_TARGETS esp32)  # external SPI flash driver not currently supported for ESP32-S2beta
 include($ENV{IDF_PATH}/tools/cmake/project.cmake)
 project(ext_flash_fatfs)