diff --git a/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile b/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile
index cb466ec7b..714553f11 100644
--- a/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile
+++ b/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ native: native.platform netsim.platform minimal-net.platform
 	@cp *.c $*
 	@cp Makefile.platform $*/Makefile
 	@(echo; echo ------------------- $* -------------------; \
-          cd $* ; $(MAKE) TARGET=$* hello-world >& /dev/null ; \
-                  $(MAKE) TARGET=$* hello-world) >& $*.output || \
-          echo "$* failed"
+          cd $* ; ($(MAKE) TARGET=$* >& /dev/null) ; \
+                  $(MAKE) TARGET=$*) >& $*.output || \
+          (echo; echo "$* failed"; exit 1)
diff --git a/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile.platform b/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile.platform
index 254513ab5..b95693842 100644
--- a/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile.platform
+++ b/examples/compile-platforms/Makefile.platform
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+all: hello-world
 CONTIKI = ../../..
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/examples/compile-platforms/hello-world.c b/examples/compile-platforms/hello-world.c
index 313ea2cf1..f52c866f6 100644
--- a/examples/compile-platforms/hello-world.c
+++ b/examples/compile-platforms/hello-world.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  * This file is part of the Contiki operating system.
  *
- * $Id: hello-world.c,v 1.1 2007/11/27 20:50:54 adamdunkels Exp $
+ * $Id: hello-world.c,v 1.2 2007/11/27 21:58:07 adamdunkels Exp $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ PROCESS_THREAD(hello_world_process, ev, data)
   PROCESS_BEGIN();
 
   printf("Hello, world\n");
-  
+
   PROCESS_END();
 }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/