diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index d5100ed7e4..f6c57e028a 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS = autoplug helloworld helloworld2 queue queue2 queue3 queue4 therad xml
+SUBDIRS = autoplug helloworld helloworld2 queue queue2 queue3 queue4 thread xml
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
index d5100ed7e4..f6c57e028a 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SUBDIRS = autoplug helloworld helloworld2 queue queue2 queue3 queue4 therad xml
+SUBDIRS = autoplug helloworld helloworld2 queue queue2 queue3 queue4 thread xml