diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb5b8ba1..638c3b29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 # license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-.PHONY: ex
+.PHONY: examples _examples
 
 include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.inc
 
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@ dnstest:
 	gomake -C dnssec test
 	gomake -C resolver test
 
+_examples:
+	gomake -C _examples
+
 examples:
 	gomake -C _examples