diff --git a/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile b/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
index 63edb5a22..480e70b97 100644
--- a/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipv6/rpl-border-router/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-all: border-router
+CONTIKI_PROJECT=border-router
+all: $(CONTIKI_PROJECT) 
 
 CONTIKI=../../..