diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index bed40d267..f410a3634 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ datarootdir = @datarootdir@
 localedir = @localedir@
 localstatedir = @localstatedir@
 docdir = @docdir@
-exampledir = $(docdir)/examples
 mandir = @mandir@
 rundir = @rundir@
 vardir = @vardir@
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ package: $(srcdir)/sudo.pp
 	    mandir=$(mandir) \
 	    localedir=$(localedir) \
 	    docdir=$(docdir) \
-	    exampledir=$(exampledir) \
 	    sysconfdir=$(sysconfdir) \
 	    sudoersdir=$(sudoersdir) \
 	    sudoers_uid=$(sudoers_uid) \
diff --git a/sudo.pp b/sudo.pp
index 03b926c21..1008be11c 100644
--- a/sudo.pp
+++ b/sudo.pp
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ still allow people to get their work done."
 	$docdir/LICENSE		ignore,ignore-others
 	$docdir/ChangeLog	ignore,ignore-others
 %endif
-	$exampledir/		0755 ignore-others
+	$docdir/examples/	0755 ignore-others
 	$docdir/**		0644
 	$localedir/*/		-    optional
 	$localedir/*/LC_MESSAGES/ -    optional