diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
index 36032385b..76683d860 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 package=libevent
 $(package)_version=2.1.8-stable
 $(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libevent/libevent/archive/
 $(package)_file_name=release-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
 $(package)_sha256_hash=316ddb401745ac5d222d7c529ef1eada12f58f6376a66c1118eee803cb70f83d
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   ./autogen.sh
 endef
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-openssl --disable-libevent-regress
+  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-openssl --disable-libevent-regress --disable-samples
   $(package)_config_opts_release=--disable-debug-mode
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds
   $($(package)_autoconf)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
   $(MAKE) -j$(JOBS)
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
   $(MAKE) DESTDIR=$($(package)_staging_dir) install
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
 endef