diff --git a/legacy/edbus/Makefile.am b/legacy/edbus/Makefile.am
index 71558e4366..e75d08010c 100644
--- a/legacy/edbus/Makefile.am
+++ b/legacy/edbus/Makefile.am
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ libedbus2_la_SOURCES = \
 	src/lib/edbus_message_to_eina_value.c \
 	src/lib/edbus_message_from_eina_value.c
 
-if EFL_BUILD_EXAMPLES
-noinst_PROGRAMS = \
+EXAMPLES = \
 	src/examples/connman-list-services \
 	src/examples/ofono-dial \
 	src/examples/banshee \
@@ -97,6 +96,8 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = \
 
 EXAMPLES_LIBS = libedbus2.la @ECORE_LIBS@
 
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS = $(EXAMPLES)
+
 src_examples_connman_list_services_SOURCES = \
 	src/examples/connman-list-services.c
 src_examples_connman_list_services_LDADD = $(EXAMPLES_LIBS)
@@ -125,9 +126,9 @@ src_examples_simple_signal_emit_LDADD = $(EXAMPLES_LIBS)
 src_examples_complex_types_client_eina_value_SOURCES = src/examples/complex_types_client_eina_value.c
 src_examples_complex_types_client_eina_value_LDADD = $(EXAMPLES_LIBS)
 
-endif
+.PHONY: doc examples
 
-.PHONY: doc
+examples: $(EXAMPLES)
 
 # Documentation
 
diff --git a/legacy/edbus/configure.ac b/legacy/edbus/configure.ac
index 3fde42418e..e203746353 100644
--- a/legacy/edbus/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/edbus/configure.ac
@@ -79,9 +79,6 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EINA], [eina >= 1.7.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ECORE], [ecore])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DBUS], [dbus-1])
 
-### Build and install examples
-EFL_CHECK_BUILD_EXAMPLES([enable_build_examples="yes"], [enable_build_examples="no"])
-
 with_max_log_level="EINA_LOG_LEVEL_DBG"
 AC_ARG_WITH(maximum-log-level,
    [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-maximum-log-level=NUMBER],