diff --git a/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile
index 4eb79de09..dacf02c13 100644
--- a/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 all: empty
 
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
-
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
 CONTIKI = ../..
diff --git a/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/new-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net
diff --git a/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile
index d9cd296ef..91dc81a4e 100644
--- a/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 all: example-ping6
 APPS=ping6
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
 
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
diff --git a/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ping-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net
diff --git a/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile
index fbec78d44..627e1c5f6 100644
--- a/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 all: udp-server udp-client
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
 
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
-DEFINES=WITH_UIP6
 
 CONTIKI = ../..
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/udp-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net
diff --git a/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile
index 0b4276c03..9af1a856d 100644
--- a/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 all: example-udp-receiver
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
 
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
diff --git a/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/udp-receiver-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net
diff --git a/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile
index 648a606f8..7602fedff 100644
--- a/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 all: example-udp-sender
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
 
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
diff --git a/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/udp-sender-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net
diff --git a/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile b/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile
index 5df017c5c..e50fa9e44 100644
--- a/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile
+++ b/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 all: webserver6
 APPS=webserver
-DEFAULT_TARGET=minimal-net
 
 UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
diff --git a/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile.target b/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile.target
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d5d95ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/webserver-ipv6/Makefile.target
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+TARGET = minimal-net