diff --git a/examples/filesystem/Makefile b/examples/filesystem/Makefile
index c215dc3796..c7f490add6 100644
--- a/examples/filesystem/Makefile
+++ b/examples/filesystem/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ USEMODULE += mtd
 
 # Use VFS
 USEMODULE += vfs
+# the example demonstrates manual file system mounting, disable auto-mount
+DISABLE_MODULE += vfs_auto_mount
 
 # Use a file system
 # USEMODULE += littlefs