diff --git a/examples.mk b/examples.mk
index bf4c6ff08c8923cffb064fa1cf9a2f0b507b6df9..b60786a8f06cc41c2cd4ea1efc4427402597d90d 100644
--- a/examples.mk
+++ b/examples.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ vp9_spatial_scalable_encoder.GUID   = 4A38598D-627D-4505-9C7B-D4020C84100D
 vp9_spatial_scalable_encoder.DESCRIPTION = Spatial Scalable Encoder
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_SHARED),no)
-UTILS-$(CONFIG_VP9_ENCODER)    += resize_util.c
+EXAMPLES-$(CONFIG_VP9_ENCODER)    += resize_util.c
 endif
 
 # XMA example disabled for now, not used in VP8
diff --git a/resize_util.c b/examples/resize_util.c
similarity index 100%
rename from resize_util.c
rename to examples/resize_util.c