diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 8f50149812..4c04bd35be 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 
 LDADD = \
 	$(STATIC_BINARIES) \
-	$(WARN_CFLAGS) \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libvirt.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/libvirt-admin.la \
 	$(NULL)