diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index d440bc5..bf518bd 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
 
-ifndef CONFIG_SANDBOX
+ifdef CONFIG_EXAMPLES
 
 ifdef FTRACE
 subdir-ccflags-y += -finstrument-functions -DFTRACE