diff --git a/examples/compress_response/README.asciidoc b/examples/compress_response/README.asciidoc
index 1e6d2ed4..994486f5 100644
--- a/examples/compress_response/README.asciidoc
+++ b/examples/compress_response/README.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 = Compressed response example
 
+*This example is currently broken on master.*
+
 To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.
 
 To build and run the example, use the following command:
diff --git a/examples/error_hook/README.asciidoc b/examples/error_hook/README.asciidoc
index 6f61cb71..c8d6c538 100644
--- a/examples/error_hook/README.asciidoc
+++ b/examples/error_hook/README.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 = Error hook example
 
+*This example is currently broken on master.*
+
 To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.
 
 To build and run the example, use the following command:
diff --git a/examples/rest_stream_response/README.asciidoc b/examples/rest_stream_response/README.asciidoc
index 411c4c4c..c455a893 100644
--- a/examples/rest_stream_response/README.asciidoc
+++ b/examples/rest_stream_response/README.asciidoc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 = REST streaming example
 
+*This example is currently broken on master.*
+
 To try this example, you need GNU `make` and `git` in your PATH.
 
 To build and run the example, use the following command: