diff --git a/Examples/python/import_packages/Makefile b/Examples/python/import_packages/Makefile
index b87ed7fc7..bb6fb44fe 100644
--- a/Examples/python/import_packages/Makefile
+++ b/Examples/python/import_packages/Makefile
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import_packages_subdirs = \
 	from_init3 \
 	relativeimport1 \
 	relativeimport2 \
-	relativeimport3
-
+	relativeimport3 \
+	split_modules
 
+#	cd split_modules && $(MAKE) check
 check: build
-	cd split_modules && $(MAKE) check
-	cd namespace_pkg && $(MAKE) check
+	echo "SRCDIR=$(SRCDIR)"
 	if test "x$(SRCDIR)" != x; then \
 		for file in `cd $(SRCDIR) && find . -type f -name __init__.py`; do \
 			cp "${SRCDIR}$$file" "$$file" || exit 1; \
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ check: build
 	done
 
 build:
-	cd split_modules && $(MAKE) SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' build
-	cd namespace_pkg && $(MAKE) SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' build
 	for s in $(import_packages_subdirs); do \
 		(cd $$s && $(MAKE) SWIGOPT='$(SWIGOPT)' LIBS='$(LIBS)' build); \
 	done
@@ -38,8 +36,6 @@ static:
 	done
 
 clean:
-	cd split_modules && $(MAKE) clean
-	cd namespace_pkg && $(MAKE) clean
 	$(MAKE) -f $(TOP)/Makefile SRCDIR='$(SRCDIR)' python_clean
 	if test "x$(SRCDIR)" != x; then \
 		for file in `cd $(SRCDIR) && find . -type f -name __init__.py`; do \