--- flac-1.3.0/configure.ac
+++ flac-1.3.0/configure.ac
@@ -319,6 +319,12 @@
 fi
 AC_SUBST(OGG_PACKAGE)
 
+dnl Build examples?
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(examples,
+       AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-examples], [Don't build examples during make]),,
+       enable_examples="yes")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(EXAMPLES, [test "$enable_examples" = "yes"])
+
 dnl check for i18n(internationalization); these are from libiconv/gettext
 AM_ICONV
 AM_LANGINFO_CODESET
--- flac-1.3.0/Makefile.am
+++ flac-1.3.0/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
-SUBDIRS = doc include m4 man src examples test build objs
+SUBDIRS = doc include m4 man src test build objs
+
+if EXAMPLES
+SUBDIRS += examples
+endif
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	COPYING.FDL \