diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fad73a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_builddir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
+              $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(CODE_COVERAGE_CPPFLAGS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = $(CODE_COVERAGE_CXXFLAGS)
+common_ldadd = $(top_builddir)/src/libsdeventplus.la
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS =
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS += follow
+follow_SOURCES = follow.cpp
+follow_LDADD = $(common_ldadd)