diff --git a/docs/examples/Makefile.am b/docs/examples/Makefile.am
index 8d92f731109d0bae4c54336f12b6b20b0bed1dc9..c5f97856beb8baaac86f4d38525159f497e3b9cf 100644
--- a/docs/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ LDADD = $(LIBDIR)/libcurl.la
 # Makefile.inc provides the check_PROGRAMS and COMPLICATED_EXAMPLES defines
 include Makefile.inc
 
-
+all: $(check_PROGRAMS)