diff --git a/src/examples/evas/Makefile.am b/src/examples/evas/Makefile.am
index 8ce8cf0a2b..ec4ce88988 100644
--- a/src/examples/evas/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/evas/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 include ../../Makefile_Edje_Helper.am