diff --git a/tests/examples/compositor/meson.build b/tests/examples/compositor/meson.build
index 2bffb16119..be803d1b12 100644
--- a/tests/examples/compositor/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/compositor/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ foreach example : examples
 
   executable(exe_name,
     src_file,
-    install: true,
+    install: false,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [glib_dep, gst_dep, gstcontroller_dep],
     c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1' ],
diff --git a/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build b/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
index 2d0b7d7a2c..4fb2c55363 100644
--- a/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 executable('tsparser',
   'ts-parser.c',
-  install: true,
+  install: false,
   include_directories : [configinc],
   dependencies : [gstmpegts_dep],
   c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1', '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API' ],
diff --git a/tests/examples/webrtc/meson.build b/tests/examples/webrtc/meson.build
index 90c15e5b7a..716bcf3997 100644
--- a/tests/examples/webrtc/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/webrtc/meson.build
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ foreach example : examples
 
   executable(exe_name,
     src_file,
-    install: true,
+    install: false,
     include_directories : [configinc],
     dependencies : [glib_dep, gst_dep, gstwebrtc_dep],
     c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1', '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API'],