diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 75014e2e..f4c4ecde 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
 # LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
 # OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-SUBDIRS = lib tests examples
+SUBDIRS = lib examples tests
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4