diff --git a/package/base/bison/bison.conf b/package/base/bison/bison.conf
index e91d21f8a..8fff781cb 100644
--- a/package/base/bison/bison.conf
+++ b/package/base/bison/bison.conf
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@ make_yacc() {
 	chmod +x $root/usr/bin/yacc
 }
 
-[ "$stagelevel" -le 1 ] && makeopt="datadir=${datadir#$root}"
+if [ "$stagelevel" -le 1 ]; then
+	makeopt="datadir=${datadir#$root}"
+	premake="sed -i 's, examples , ,' Makefile"
+fi
+
 postmake="make_yacc"