diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 27c7423f..a4c9767c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -102,20 +102,31 @@ if test x$ac_cv_guile_found = xyes ; then
   AC_DEFINE(GLIBTOP_GUILE)
   AC_DEFINE(GLIBTOP_GUILE_NAMES)
   libgtop_guile_found=yes
-  guile_examples='third third_static'
+  guile_examples='third'
+  guile_static_examples='third_static'
   guile_subdirs='guile'
 else
   libgtop_guile_found=no
   guile_examples=
+  guile_static_examples=
   guile_subdirs=
 fi
 
 if test x$libgtop_smp = xyes ; then
-  smp_examples='smp smp_static'
+  smp_examples='smp'
+  smp_static_examples='smp_static'
 else
   smp_examples=
+  smp_static_examples=
 fi
 
+if test "x$enable_static" != xno; then
+  static_targets="first_static second_static mountlist_static procmap_static $guile_static_example $smp_static_examples"
+else
+  static_targets=""
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(static_targets)
 AC_SUBST(smp_examples)
 AC_SUBST(guile_examples)
 AC_SUBST(guile_subdirs)
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 2d641909..a88a4d15 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ DEFS			= @DEFS@
 # We install it in `libexec' since this will make it more easy
 # to put the examples into an extra RPM package.
 
-libexec_PROGRAMS	= first first_static second second_static \
-			  mountlist mountlist_static \
-			  procmap procmap_static \
+libexec_PROGRAMS	= first second\
+			  mountlist procmap \
+			  @static_targets@ \
 			  @guile_examples@ @smp_examples@
 
-EXTRA_PROGRAMS		= third third_static smp smp_static
+EXTRA_PROGRAMS		= first_static second_static \
+			  mountlist_static procmap_static \
+			  third third_static smp smp_static
 
 first_SOURCES		= first.c
 first_LDADD		= $(top_builddir)/lib/libgtop.la \