diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
index b3dc765d07..a25110264e 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-plugins-ugly/gst1-plugins-ugly.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_LDFLAGS = $(TARGET_LDFLAGS) $(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
 
 GST1_PLUGINS_UGLY_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-Dexamples=disabled \
 	-Dtests=disabled \
 	-Ddoc=disabled