diff --git a/examples/api/Makefile b/examples/api/Makefile
index 1cefbe7..cad10a3 100644
--- a/examples/api/Makefile
+++ b/examples/api/Makefile
@@ -14,25 +14,22 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/config.mk
 
 # Resulting ELF and binary exectuables will be named demo and demo.bin
-OUTPUT-$(CONFIG_API) = $(obj)demo
-OUTPUT = $(OUTPUT-y)
+OUTPUT = $(obj)demo
 
 # Source files located in the examples/api directory
-SOBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += crt0.o
-COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += demo.o
-COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += glue.o
-COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += libgenwrap.o
+SOBJ_FILES-y += crt0.o
+COBJ_FILES-y += demo.o
+COBJ_FILES-y += glue.o
+COBJ_FILES-y += libgenwrap.o
 
 # Source files which exist outside the examples/api directory
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/crc32.o
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/ctype.o
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/div64.o
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/string.o
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/time.o
-EXT_COBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += lib/vsprintf.o
-ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
-EXT_SOBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_API) += arch/powerpc/lib/ppcstring.o
-endif
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/crc32.o
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/ctype.o
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/div64.o
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/string.o
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/time.o
+EXT_COBJ_FILES-y += lib/vsprintf.o
+EXT_SOBJ_FILES-$(CONFIG_PPC) += arch/powerpc/lib/ppcstring.o
 
 # Create a list of source files so their dependencies can be auto-generated
 SRCS	+= $(addprefix $(SRCTREE)/,$(EXT_COBJ_FILES-y:.o=.c))