diff --git a/expat/configure.in b/expat/configure.in
index a48986be..b0e299f3 100644
--- a/expat/configure.in
+++ b/expat/configure.in
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ OUTPUT="Makefile lib/Makefile lib/expat.h"
 if test -d xmlwf; then
     OUTPUT="$OUTPUT xmlwf/Makefile"
 fi
+if test -d sample; then
+    OUTPUT="$OUTPUT sample/Makefile"
+fi
 if test -d examples; then
     OUTPUT="$OUTPUT examples/Makefile"
 fi