diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
index ae5cdcb..2cf8941 100644
--- a/example/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 
 calculator_server_SOURCES = \
 	calculator-server.cpp $(calculator_server_generated_files)
-calculator_server_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS)
+calculator_server_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
 calculator_server_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) ../libsdbusplus.la
 
 list_users_SOURCES = list-users.cpp
-list_users_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS)
+list_users_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
 list_users_LDADD = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) ../libsdbusplus.la
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \
@@ -26,23 +26,34 @@
 	$(calculator_markdown_generated_files)
 
 net/poettering/Calculator/server.hpp:
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    interface server-header net.poettering.Calculator > $@
 
 net/poettering/Calculator/server.cpp:
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    interface server-cpp net.poettering.Calculator > $@
 
 net/poettering/Calculator/error.hpp:
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    error exception-header net.poettering.Calculator > $@
 
 net/poettering/Calculator/error.cpp:
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    error exception-cpp net.poettering.Calculator > $@
 
 calculator.md:
+	@mkdir -p $(@D)
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    interface markdown net.poettering.Calculator > $@
 	@top_srcdir@/tools/sdbus++ \
+	    -r $(srcdir) -t $(top_builddir)/tools/sdbusplus/templates \
 	    error markdown net.poettering.Calculator >> $@