diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e317ab40a..046eb2fd8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -175,5 +175,5 @@ AC_SUBST([CCOLAMDLib])
 #    [LINALG_LDFLAGS="-Wl,/System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Accelerate ${CCOLAMDLib}"],
 #    [LINALG_LDFLAGS="-lcblas -latlas -llapack ${CCOLAMDLib}"])
 
-AC_CONFIG_FILES([CppUnitLite/Makefile gtsam/base/Makefile gtsam/geometry/Makefile gtsam/inference/Makefile gtsam/linear/Makefile gtsam/nonlinear/Makefile gtsam/slam/Makefile gtsam/Makefile tests/Makefile examples/Makefile Makefile])
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([CppUnitLite/Makefile gtsam/base/Makefile gtsam/geometry/Makefile gtsam/inference/Makefile gtsam/linear/Makefile gtsam/nonlinear/Makefile gtsam/slam/Makefile gtsam/Makefile tests/Makefile examples/Makefile examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/examples/Makefile.am b/examples/Makefile.am
index 1be114f5c..3f7de2b33 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS += Pose2SLAMExample_easy 			# Solves SLAM example from tutorial
 noinst_PROGRAMS += Pose2SLAMExample_advanced		# Solves SLAM example from tutorial by using Pose2SLAM and advanced optimization interface
 noinst_PROGRAMS += Pose2SLAMwSPCG_easy      		# Solves a simple Pose2 SLAM example with advanced SPCG solver
 noinst_PROGRAMS += Pose2SLAMwSPCG_advanced  		# Solves a simple Pose2 SLAM example with easy SPCG solver
-#SUBDIRS = vSLAMexample # does not compile....
+SUBDIRS = vSLAMexample # visual SLAM examples with 3D point landmarks and 6D camera poses
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # rules to build local programs
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am b/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
index 43c864754..784d05f0d 100644
--- a/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/vSLAMexample/Makefile.am
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@ check_PROGRAMS =
 
 # Examples
 noinst_PROGRAMS = vSFMexample
-vSFMexample_includedir = .
 vSFMexample_SOURCES = vSFMexample.cpp Feature2D.cpp vSLAMutils.cpp
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS += vISAMexample
-vISAMexample_includedir = .
 vISAMexample_SOURCES = vISAMexample.cpp Feature2D.cpp vSLAMutils.cpp
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # rules to build local programs
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(CCOLAMDInc) -I$(top_srcdir)/..
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) -I$(CCOLAMDInc) -I$(top_srcdir)
 AM_LDFLAGS = $(BOOST_LDFLAGS)
 LDADD = ../../gtsam/libgtsam.la
 AM_DEFAULT_SOURCE_EXT = .cpp