diff --git a/examples/nxflat/Kconfig b/examples/nxflat/Kconfig
index a3f86488e..9516bd2e2 100644
--- a/examples/nxflat/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/nxflat/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 config EXAMPLES_NXFLAT
 	bool "NXFLAT example"
 	default n
+	depends on NXFLAT && BUILD_FLAT
 	---help---
 		Enable the NXFLAT example
 
diff --git a/examples/romfs/Kconfig b/examples/romfs/Kconfig
index 4da4d5052..0c8a6cc64 100644
--- a/examples/romfs/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/romfs/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config EXAMPLES_ROMFS
 	bool "ROMFS example"
 	default n
-	depends on FS_ROMFS
+	depends on FS_ROMFS && BUILD_FLAT
 	---help---
 		Enable the ROMFS example
 
diff --git a/examples/thttpd/Kconfig b/examples/thttpd/Kconfig
index 0cef2e149..008904546 100644
--- a/examples/thttpd/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/thttpd/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config EXAMPLES_THTTPD
 	bool "THTTPD web server example"
 	default n
-	depends on FS_ROMFS
+	depends on FS_ROMFS && BUILD_FLAT
 	---help---
 		Enable the THTTPD web server example
 
diff --git a/examples/unionfs/Kconfig b/examples/unionfs/Kconfig
index b971ba63b..17a6589e7 100644
--- a/examples/unionfs/Kconfig
+++ b/examples/unionfs/Kconfig
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 config EXAMPLES_UNIONFS
 	bool "Union file system example"
 	default n
-	depends on FS_ROMFS || FS_UNIONFS
+	depends on (FS_ROMFS || FS_UNIONFS) && BUILD_FLAT
 	---help---
 		Enable the Union File System example