diff --git a/.dir-locals.el b/.dir-locals.el
index 94e3cb0..a8844c6 100644
--- a/.dir-locals.el
+++ b/.dir-locals.el
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; Directory Local Variables            -*- no-byte-compile: t -*-
 ;;; For more information see (info "(emacs) Directory Variables")
 
-((nil      . ((compile-command . "make MODE=debug -k")
+((nil      . ((compile-command . "make -k MODE=debug examples")
               (+license/license-choice . "MIT License")))
  (c-mode   . ((mode . clang-format))))