diff --git a/Examples/Makefile.in b/Examples/Makefile.in
index 561f7cc29..3516d6f28 100644
--- a/Examples/Makefile.in
+++ b/Examples/Makefile.in
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ RRSRC = $(INTERFACE:.i=.R)
 
 r: $(SRCS)
 	$(SWIG) -r $(SWIGOPT) $(INTERFACEPATH)
-	+( PKG_LIBS="$(SRCS)" PKG_CPPFLAGS="$(INCLUDES)" $(COMPILETOOL) $(R) CMD SHLIB -o -fPIC $(LIBPREFIX)$(TARGET)$(SO) $(ISRCS) )
+	+( PKG_LIBS="$(SRCS)" PKG_CPPFLAGS="$(INCLUDES)" $(COMPILETOOL) $(R) CMD SHLIB -fPIC -o $(LIBPREFIX)$(TARGET)$(SO) $(ISRCS) )
 
 r_cpp: $(CXXSRCS)
 	$(SWIG) -c++ -r $(SWIGOPT) -o $(RCXXSRCS) $(INTERFACEPATH)