diff --git a/src/examples/eina/Makefile.am b/src/examples/eina/Makefile.am
index 4ce1258197..0186c72b45 100644
--- a/src/examples/eina/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/eina/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ if HAVE_WINDOWS
 AM_CPPFLAGS += \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/evil \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/evil
+
+AM_CFLAGS = \
+@EFL_WINDOWS_VERSION_CFLAGS@
+
 endif
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/lib/eina/libeina.la @EINA_LDFLAGS@
diff --git a/src/examples/eio/Makefile.am b/src/examples/eio/Makefile.am
index 1620d81350..d42f5773f5 100644
--- a/src/examples/eio/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/eio/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ if HAVE_WINDOWS
 AM_CPPFLAGS += \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/evil \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/evil
+
+AM_CFLAGS = \
+@EFL_WINDOWS_VERSION_CFLAGS@
+
 endif
 
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
diff --git a/src/examples/elocation/Makefile.am b/src/examples/elocation/Makefile.am
index 5c08d0c4d6..e84b01625a 100644
--- a/src/examples/elocation/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/elocation/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ if HAVE_WINDOWS
 AM_CPPFLAGS += \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/evil \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/evil
+
+AM_CFLAGS = \
+@EFL_WINDOWS_VERSION_CFLAGS@
+
 endif
 
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS = \
diff --git a/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am b/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
index ed1224901b..ece53188d0 100644
--- a/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/eolian_cxx/Makefile.am
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ AM_CXXFLAGS = \
 
 if HAVE_WINDOWS
 AM_CXXFLAGS += \
+@EFL_WINDOWS_VERSION_CFLAGS@ \
 -I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib/evil \
 -I$(top_builddir)/src/lib/evil
 endif