diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e6ef14962b..2e91197274 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 AM_MAKEFLAGS = --no-print-directory
 AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = \
---with-tests=regular
+--with-tests=regular \
+--enable-always-build-examples
 
 SUBDIRS = src data config doc