diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f345e8..f5dfda1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(SRC_DIR) -name *.pony)
-EXAMPLES := $(notdir $(shell find $(EXAMPLES_DIR)/* -type d))
+EXAMPLES := $(notdir $(shell find $(EXAMPLES_DIR)/* -maxdepth 0 -type d))
 EXAMPLES_SOURCE_FILES := $(shell find $(EXAMPLES_DIR) -name *.pony)
 EXAMPLES_BINARIES := $(addprefix $(BUILD_DIR)/,$(EXAMPLES))