diff --git a/examples/d/local.mk b/examples/d/local.mk
index 40f8f63a..4497e5a3 100644
--- a/examples/d/local.mk
+++ b/examples/d/local.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += %D%/calc.test
 
 %D%/calc.d: %D%/calc.y $(dependencies)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) %D%
-	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) $(srcdir)/%D%/calc.y -o $@
+	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) -o $@ $(srcdir)/%D%/calc.y
 
 %D%/calc: %D%/calc.d
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(DC) $(DCFLAGS) -of$@ %D%/calc.d
diff --git a/examples/java/calc/local.mk b/examples/java/calc/local.mk
index 60fad4b9..ba370ee5 100644
--- a/examples/java/calc/local.mk
+++ b/examples/java/calc/local.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += %D%/Calc.test
 
 %D%/Calc.java: %D%/Calc.y $(dependencies)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) %D%
-	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) $(srcdir)/%D%/Calc.y -o $@
+	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) -o $@ $(srcdir)/%D%/Calc.y
 
 %D%/Calc.class: %D%/Calc.java
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/javacomp.sh %D%/Calc.java
diff --git a/examples/java/simple/local.mk b/examples/java/simple/local.mk
index 09958dc0..8a167d8d 100644
--- a/examples/java/simple/local.mk
+++ b/examples/java/simple/local.mk
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += %D%/Calc.test
 
 %D%/Calc.java: %D%/Calc.y $(dependencies)
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(MKDIR_P) %D%
-	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) $(srcdir)/%D%/Calc.y -o $@
+	$(AM_V_at)$(BISON) -o $@ $(srcdir)/%D%/Calc.y
 
 %D%/Calc.class: %D%/Calc.java
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(SHELL) $(top_builddir)/javacomp.sh %D%/Calc.java