diff --git a/ecore/Makefile.am b/ecore/Makefile.am
index 5aed168e..2ca56da8 100644
--- a/ecore/Makefile.am
+++ b/ecore/Makefile.am
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_con \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_evas \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/ecore_audio \
+-DPACKAGE_EXAMPLES_DIR=\".\" \
 @ECORE_CFLAGS@
 
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \