diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.am b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.am
index 168d677338..9ed304f971 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ endif
 # be run.
 # We don't tell automake about these programs so that it doesn't try to
 # compile them with the regular fortran compiler.
-TEST_PROG=
+TEST_PROG=exlite
 
 # List files to be installed here
 INSTALL_FILES=
diff --git a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
index f601a16bb8..42d712604f 100644
--- a/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/hl/fortran/examples/Makefile.in
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ CHECK_CLEANFILES = *.chkexe *.chklog *.clog *.h5
 # be run.
 # We don't tell automake about these programs so that it doesn't try to
 # compile them with the regular fortran compiler.
-TEST_PROG = 
+TEST_PROG = exlite
 
 # List files to be installed here
 INSTALL_FILES =