diff --git a/package/libevent/libevent.mk b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
index 0a5417f98b..128bb2ac71 100644
--- a/package/libevent/libevent.mk
+++ b/package/libevent/libevent.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ LIBEVENT_LICENSE = BSD-3c, OpenBSD
 LIBEVENT_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
 # For 0001-Disable-building-test-programs.patch
 LIBEVENT_AUTORECONF = YES
+LIBEVENT_CONF_OPTS = --disable-samples
 
 define LIBEVENT_REMOVE_PYSCRIPT
 	rm $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/event_rpcgen.py