diff --git a/examples/hello_world/Makefile b/examples/hello_world/Makefile
index 1038c2d..b34b839 100644
--- a/examples/hello_world/Makefile
+++ b/examples/hello_world/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 PROJECT_NAME := hello_world
 
+EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(abspath ../..)
+
 include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/mac_address/Makefile b/examples/mac_address/Makefile
index 58130c9..e269026 100644
--- a/examples/mac_address/Makefile
+++ b/examples/mac_address/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 PROJECT_NAME := mac_address
 
+EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(abspath ../..)
+
 include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/provisioning/Makefile b/examples/provisioning/Makefile
index 5866668..1e89463 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/Makefile
+++ b/examples/provisioning/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 PROJECT_NAME := provisioning
 
+EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(abspath ../..)
+
 include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk
diff --git a/examples/send_recv/Makefile b/examples/send_recv/Makefile
index 96ee4b2..b9ba20a 100644
--- a/examples/send_recv/Makefile
+++ b/examples/send_recv/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 PROJECT_NAME := send_recv
 
+EXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS := $(abspath ../..)
+
 include $(IDF_PATH)/make/project.mk