diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a10df8db0..808689c82 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all mostlyclean clean install zip avail unavail bin lib doc
+.PHONY: all mostlyclean clean install zip avail unavail bin lib doc samples
 
 .SUFFIXES:
 
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ lib:
 doc:
 	@$(MAKE) -C doc     --no-print-directory $@
 
+samples:
+	@$(MAKE) -C samples --no-print-directory $@
+
 %65:
 	@$(MAKE) -C src     --no-print-directory $@