diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index d17b3204e..8bced1e3a 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ scilab: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 			fi \
 		fi \
 	fi
-	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "if isfile(exit(exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3))"; \
+	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "disp(pwd()); disp(ls()); exit(exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3))"; \
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build a C++ dynamically loadable module
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ scilab_cpp: $(SRCDIR_SRCS)
 			fi \
 		fi \
 	fi
-	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "exit(exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3))"; \
+	env LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH MAKEFLAGS="-j1" $(RUNTOOL) $(SCILAB) $(SCILAB_OPT) -e "disp(pwd()); disp(ls()); exit(exec('builder.sce', 'errcatch', 3))"; \
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------
 # Running a Scilab example