diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f5dfda1..4398c83 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ 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))
 
-test: unit-tests integration-tests build-examples
+test: unit-tests integration-tests examples
 
 unit-tests: $(tests_binary)
 	$^ --exclude=integration/ --sequential
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ $(tests_binary): $(SOURCE_FILES) | $(BUILD_DIR)
 	$(GET_DEPENDENCIES_WITH)
 	$(PONYC) -o $(BUILD_DIR) $(SRC_DIR)
 
-build-examples: $(EXAMPLES_BINARIES)
+examples: $(EXAMPLES_BINARIES)
 
 $(EXAMPLES_BINARIES): $(BUILD_DIR)/%: $(SOURCE_FILES) $(EXAMPLES_SOURCE_FILES) | $(BUILD_DIR)
 	$(GET_DEPENDENCIES_WITH)
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ $(BUILD_DIR):
 $(COVERAGE_DIR):
 	mkdir -p $(COVERAGE_DIR)
 
-.PHONY: all build-examples clean docs TAGS test coverage
+.PHONY: all examples clean docs TAGS test coverage