diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index 12837ea24b8c6970c826e1cd804ee7ed82cc8807..b9056dd16149394e13dbbf96f9fda0ec05107b9c 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ BIN	= hello_world.bin
 
 ifeq ($(CPU),mips)
 SREC =
+BIN =
 endif
 
 # The following example is pretty 8xx specific...