diff --git a/examples/uplay.c b/examples/uplay.c
index 3a43fca4..a42754d0 100644
--- a/examples/uplay.c
+++ b/examples/uplay.c
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@ static int catch_video(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct upipe *upipe,
     uprobe_throw(uprobe_main, NULL, UPROBE_THAW_UPUMP_MGR);

     /* deport to the decoder thread */
+#if 0
     avcdec = upipe_wlin_alloc(upipe_wlin_mgr,
             uprobe_pfx_alloc(uprobe_use(uprobe_main),
                              UPROBE_LOG_VERBOSE, "wlin video"),
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ static int catch_video(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct upipe *upipe,
                              UPROBE_LOG_VERBOSE, "wlin_x video"),
             DEC_IN_QUEUE_LENGTH, DEC_OUT_QUEUE_LENGTH);
     assert(avcdec != NULL);
+#endif
     upipe_set_output(upipe, avcdec);

     struct upipe_mgr *subpic_schedule_mgr = upipe_subpic_schedule_mgr_alloc();