diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b8bb71..e40e5bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ examples/pn53x-sam
 examples/pn53x-tamashell
 examples/pn53x-tamashell-scripts/Makefile
 examples/pn53x-tamashell-scripts/Makefile.in
+examples/quick_start_example1
+examples/quick_start_example2
 include/Makefile
 include/Makefile.in
 include/nfc/Makefile
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 60464ad..d822df0 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ bin_PROGRAMS += \
 endif
 
 check_PROGRAMS = \
-		quick_start_example1
+		quick_start_example1 \
+		quick_start_example2
 
 # set the include path found by configure
 AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) $(LIBNFC_CFLAGS)
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ quick_start_example1_SOURCES = doc/quick_start_example1.c
 quick_start_example1_LDADD =  $(top_builddir)/libnfc/libnfc.la \
 		  $(top_builddir)/utils/libnfcutils.la
 
+quick_start_example2_SOURCES = doc/quick_start_example2.c
+quick_start_example2_LDADD =  $(top_builddir)/libnfc/libnfc.la \
+		  $(top_builddir)/utils/libnfcutils.la
+
 
 dist_man_MANS = \
 		nfc-anticol.1 \