diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 26226b0a..e77d5133 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-SUBDIRS = src
+SUBDIRS = src examples
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4a26e93..2ecb8d4e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([OPMPRESSURE_SPARSE_SYS],
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   Makefile
   src/Makefile
+  examples/Makefile
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT