diff --git a/src/examples/Makefile.am b/src/examples/Makefile.am
index 615af7ab59..d46cfedf64 100644
--- a/src/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -2,24 +2,14 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 SUBDIRS = eina eo eet evas ecore eio edbus ephysics edje
 
+.PHONY: examples install-examples
+
 examples:
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eina examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eo examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eet examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C evas examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C ecore examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eio examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C edbus examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C ephysics examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C edje examples
+	@for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
+		$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C "$$d" examples || exit 0; \
+	done
 
 install-examples:
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eina install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eo install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eet install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C evas install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C ecore install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C eio install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C edbus install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C ephysics install-examples
-	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C edje install-examples
+	@for d in $(SUBDIRS); do \
+		$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C "$$d" install-examples || exit 0; \
+	done