diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
index c440479e6c0e..987d06bcbee2 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-client/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = ccn-lite-client
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories:
diff --git a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
index 56e8c2378933..4c0e61113fb0 100644
--- a/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ccn-lite-relay/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = ccn-lite-relay
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories:
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile b/examples/default/Makefile
index 64c85060bd16..4dd2c77759f4 100644
--- a/examples/default/Makefile
+++ b/examples/default/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = default
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories:
diff --git a/examples/hello-world/Makefile b/examples/hello-world/Makefile
index e09d751a26e9..0b98fa959050 100644
--- a/examples/hello-world/Makefile
+++ b/examples/hello-world/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = hello-world
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
 export QUIET ?= 1
diff --git a/examples/ipc_pingpong/Makefile b/examples/ipc_pingpong/Makefile
index 4597db46a595..53c54937ab46 100644
--- a/examples/ipc_pingpong/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipc_pingpong/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = ipc_pingpong
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Change this to 0 show compiler invocation lines by default:
 export QUIET ?= 1
diff --git a/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile b/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
index b0376da04a16..96dd0621a5a2 100644
--- a/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rpl_udp/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PROJECT = rpl_udp
 export BOARD ?= native
 
 # This has to be the absolute path to the RIOT base directory:
-export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../../
+export RIOTBASE ?= $(CURDIR)/../..
 
 # Uncomment these lines if you want to use platform support from external
 # repositories: