diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ef167a68bc..6e26a918ed 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
   Makefile
   examples/Makefile
   examples/gst/Makefile
+  examples/gstplay/Makefile
   gst/Makefile
   pkgconfig/Makefile
   pkgconfig/gst-python.pc
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 062cb55aab..b0061dfbd2 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS = gst
+SUBDIRS = gst gstplay