diff --git a/legacy/ecore/examples/Makefile.am b/legacy/ecore/examples/Makefile.am
index 1328e5a462..a4b4449397 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/ecore/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
+if BUILD_ECORE_CONFIG
+
 noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 timer_example \
 event_handler_example \
@@ -23,3 +25,5 @@ timer_example_SOURCES         = timer_example.c
 event_handler_example_SOURCES = event_handler_example.c
 args_example_SOURCES          = args_example.c
 config_basic_example_SOURCES  = config_basic_example.c
+
+endif