diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d39cd021df67385f7db41c37fa84c519a1be544..aad073a6c4d731bffc0c2af131c93fb70cd04060 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -177,5 +177,5 @@ $(sort $(OBJDIRS)):
 # so this saves some time on slow systems.
 .SUFFIXES:
 
-.PHONY: all all-yes alltools check *clean config examples install*
+.PHONY: all all-yes alltools check *clean config install*
 .PHONY: testprogs uninstall*