diff --git a/build/amd64-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile b/build/amd64-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
index 7f5cc46..cbdc241 100644
--- a/build/amd64-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
+++ b/build/amd64-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ RUN set -x \
   && mkdir -p "$builddir" \
   && cd "$builddir" \
   && meson "/usr/local/src/libfuse-fuse-$FUSE_VERSION" \
+  && meson configure -Dexamples=false \
   && ninja \
   && ninja install \
   && pip3 uninstall -y meson \
diff --git a/build/arm32v7-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile b/build/arm32v7-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
index a84a8e3..a9da298 100644
--- a/build/arm32v7-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
+++ b/build/arm32v7-ubuntu-builder.dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ RUN set -x \
   && mkdir -p "$builddir" \
   && cd "$builddir" \
   && meson "/usr/local/src/libfuse-fuse-$FUSE_VERSION" \
+  && meson configure -Dexamples=false \
   && ninja \
   && ninja install \
   && pip3 uninstall -y meson \