diff --git a/examples/Hello/Makefile.am b/examples/Hello/Makefile.am
index 69710c93..4a6dfb5a 100644
--- a/examples/Hello/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Hello/Makefile.am
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ generated: Hello.xml
 	$(MONO) $(BUILD_DIR)/generator.exe -ns=Hello -lib=hello -o=$@ Hello.xml
 
 $(HELLO_EXE): generated Hello.cs
-	$(GMCS) -out:$@ -target:exe -r:$(INTEROP_DLL) generated/*.cs Hello.cs
+	$(GMCS) -unsafe -out:$@ -target:exe -r:$(INTEROP_DLL) generated/*.cs Hello.cs
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r generated libhello.so Hello.xml $(HELLO_EXE)
diff --git a/examples/qt/Makefile.am b/examples/qt/Makefile.am
index a00b5a40..a7e9c071 100644
--- a/examples/qt/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/qt/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-top_srcdir = ..
+top_srcdir = ../..
 
 INTEROP_DLL = \
 	$(top_srcdir)/bin/Debug/Mono.Cxxi.dll