diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 730407d08..19c74590d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3318,6 +3318,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([examples],
     )
 
 AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_FILESYSTEM" = "xno"], [ENABLED_EXAMPLES="no"])
+AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_INLINE" = "xno"], [ENABLED_EXAMPLES="no"])
 AS_IF([test "x$ENABLED_CRYPTONLY" = "xyes"], [ENABLED_EXAMPLES="no"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_EXAMPLE_SERVERS], [test "x$ENABLED_EXAMPLES" = "xyes" && test "x$ENABLED_LEANTLS" = "xno"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_EXAMPLE_CLIENTS], [test "x$ENABLED_EXAMPLES" = "xyes"])