diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index f2fef7df59bd698a22aa95dd30a832a2cd02f3e9..8c7f4a3d64e44b7ec5e00b135476cb657bda0332 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ endif WITH_NWFILTER
 examplesdir = $(docdir)/examples
 
 install-data-local: $(INSTALL_DATA_LOCAL)
-	$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(examplesdir)
 	for p in $(EXAMPLES); do \
 		d=$$(dirname $$p); \
 		$(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(examplesdir)/$$d; \