diff --git a/package/sdl3_ttf/sdl3_ttf.mk b/package/sdl3_ttf/sdl3_ttf.mk
index c37d6037be..04a5a9a098 100644
--- a/package/sdl3_ttf/sdl3_ttf.mk
+++ b/package/sdl3_ttf/sdl3_ttf.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ SDL3_TTF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 SDL3_TTF_DEPENDENCIES = sdl3 freetype host-pkgconf
 
 SDL3_TTF_CONF_OPTS = \
-	-DSDLTTF_VENDORED=OFF
+	-DSDLTTF_VENDORED=OFF \
+	-DSDLTTF_SAMPLES=OFF \
+	-DSDLTTF_INSTALL_MAN=OFF
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HARFBUZZ),y)
 SDL3_TTF_DEPENDENCIES += harfbuzz