diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fde3db1f420d2..6e9daa74a4fba 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ doc-scrape-examples = true
 name = "Custom Asset IO"
 description = "Implements a custom AssetReader"
 category = "Assets"
-wasm = true
+# Incompatible with the asset path patching of the example-showcase tool
+wasm = false
 
 [[example]]
 name = "embedded_asset"
@@ -1429,7 +1430,8 @@ doc-scrape-examples = true
 name = "Extra asset source"
 description = "Load an asset from a non-standard asset source"
 category = "Assets"
-wasm = true
+# Uses non-standard asset path
+wasm = false
 
 [[example]]
 name = "hot_asset_reloading"