diff --git a/.builds/alpine.yml b/.builds/alpine.yml
index ddad4b1cc8..a88107d399 100644
--- a/.builds/alpine.yml
+++ b/.builds/alpine.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ tasks:
       sudo make install PREFIX=/usr
   - wlroots: |
       cd wlroots
-      meson --prefix=/usr build -Drootston=false -Dexamples=false
+      meson --prefix=/usr build -Dexamples=false
       ninja -C build
       sudo ninja -C build install
   - setup: |
diff --git a/.builds/archlinux.yml b/.builds/archlinux.yml
index 9834584968..defbc87a1e 100644
--- a/.builds/archlinux.yml
+++ b/.builds/archlinux.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ tasks:
       sudo make install PREFIX=/usr
   - wlroots: |
       cd wlroots
-      meson --prefix=/usr build -Drootston=false -Dexamples=false
+      meson --prefix=/usr build -Dexamples=false
       ninja -C build
       sudo ninja -C build install
   - setup: |