diff --git a/src/examples/eo/Makefile.am b/src/examples/eo/Makefile.am
index 4254c80e53..8c47bb4a00 100644
--- a/src/examples/eo/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/examples/eo/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \