diff --git a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
index ada764c32..7c547243c 100644
--- a/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/cookbook/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ INCLUDES = \
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/clutter/libclutter-@CLUTTER_API_VERSION@.la
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS) $(MAINTAINER_CFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(CLUTTER_CFLAGS)
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	-DG_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES \