diff --git a/xtask/src/main.rs b/xtask/src/main.rs
index 182ba2bcd4..1a3d52f7c9 100644
--- a/xtask/src/main.rs
+++ b/xtask/src/main.rs
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ fn example_check(cargoarg: &Option<&str>, target: &str, examples: &[String]) ->
             mode: BuildMode::Release,
         };
 
-        if let Err(err) = command_parser(&cmd, overwrite) {
+        if let Err(err) = command_parser(&cmd, false) {
             error!("{err}");
         }
     });
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn example_build(cargoarg: &Option<&str>, target: &str, examples: &[String]) ->
             mode: BuildMode::Release,
         };
 
-        if let Err(err) = command_parser(&cmd, overwrite) {
+        if let Err(err) = command_parser(&cmd, false) {
             error!("{err}");
         }
     });