diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6570a4e..48aca83 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,10 +2,4 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
-SUBDIRS = src man include
-
-pkgsysconfdir = $(sysconfdir)
-pkgsysconf_DATA = etc/bmon.conf
-
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	$(pkgsysconf_DATA)
+SUBDIRS = src man include examples
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bd1724f..411c98e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ Makefile
 include/Makefile
 src/Makefile
 man/Makefile
+examples/Makefile
 ])
 
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a85ff55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# -*- Makefile -*-
+
+exampledir = $(datarootdir)/doc/@PACKAGE@/examples
+example_DATA = bmon.conf
+
+EXTRA_DIST = $(example_DATA)
diff --git a/etc/bmon.conf b/examples/bmon.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from etc/bmon.conf
rename to examples/bmon.conf