diff --git a/example/gen/net/poettering/meson.build b/example/gen/net/poettering/meson.build
index 62b350e..149b068 100644
--- a/example/gen/net/poettering/meson.build
+++ b/example/gen/net/poettering/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Generated file; do not modify.
 subdir('Calculator')
-generated_others += custom_target(
+
+sdbusplus_current_path = 'net/poettering'
+
+generated_markdown += custom_target(
     'net/poettering/Calculator__markdown'.underscorify(),
     input: [ '../../../yaml/net/poettering/Calculator.events.yaml', '../../../yaml/net/poettering/Calculator.interface.yaml',  ],
     output: [ 'Calculator.md' ],
@@ -12,9 +15,12 @@
         '--directory', meson.current_source_dir() / '../../../yaml',
         'net/poettering/Calculator',
     ],
+    install: should_generate_markdown,
+    install_dir: [inst_markdown_dir / sdbusplus_current_path],
+    build_by_default: should_generate_markdown,
 )
 
-generated_others += custom_target(
+generated_registry += custom_target(
     'net/poettering/Calculator__registry'.underscorify(),
     input: [ '../../../yaml/net/poettering/Calculator.events.yaml',  ],
     output: [ 'Calculator.json' ],
@@ -26,5 +32,8 @@
         '--directory', meson.current_source_dir() / '../../../yaml',
         'net/poettering/Calculator',
     ],
+    install: should_generate_registry,
+    install_dir: [inst_registry_dir / sdbusplus_current_path],
+    build_by_default: should_generate_registry,
 )