diff --git a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
index 0aa5e52b8..efd63aa7d 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/identify/Makefile
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
 APP = identify
 
+install: $(APP)
+	$(INSTALL_EXAMPLE)
+
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/nvme.libtest.mk
diff --git a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
index 573f56a03..bfdd0de99 100644
--- a/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/nvme/perf/Makefile
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ SYS_LIBS += -laio
 CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBAIO
 endif
 
+install: $(APP)
+	$(INSTALL_EXAMPLE)
+
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/nvme.libtest.mk
diff --git a/mk/spdk.common.mk b/mk/spdk.common.mk
index b00e8edc2..ca11c49ab 100644
--- a/mk/spdk.common.mk
+++ b/mk/spdk.common.mk
@@ -287,6 +287,11 @@ INSTALL_APP=\
 	install -d -m 755 "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
 	install -m 755 "$(APP)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/"
 
+INSTALL_EXAMPLE=\
+	$(Q)echo "  INSTALL $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/spdk_$(strip $(subst /,_,$(subst $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/examples/, ,$(CURDIR))))"; \
+	install -d -m 755 "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)"; \
+	install -m 755 "$(APP)" "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/spdk_$(strip $(subst /,_,$(subst $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/examples/, ,$(CURDIR))))"
+
 # Install a header
 INSTALL_HEADER=\
 	$(Q)echo "  INSTALL $@"; \