diff --git a/example/Makefile.am b/example/Makefile.am
index 3fad73a..3d8e3cf 100644
--- a/example/Makefile.am
+++ b/example/Makefile.am
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-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)
+follow_LDADD = $(SDEVENTPLUS_LIBS)