diff --git a/examples/automotive/automotive.pro b/examples/automotive/automotive.pro
index b6939e84..e0b538ba 100644
--- a/examples/automotive/automotive.pro
+++ b/examples/automotive/automotive.pro
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ svg2qvg.name = SVG compiler
 svg2qvg.input = SVGSOURCES
 svg2qvg.output = qvg/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qvg
 svg2qvg.variable_out =
-svg2qvg.commands += mkdir -p qvg && $${SVG2QVG} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${svg2qvg.output}
+svg2qvg.commands += $${QMAKE_MKDIR} qvg && $${SVG2QVG} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${svg2qvg.output}
 
 imgcpy.name = Image copy
 imgcpy.input = IMGSOURCES
 imgcpy.output = images/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.jpg
 imgcpy.variable_out =
-imgcpy.commands += mkdir -p images && $${QMAKE_COPY} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${imgcpy.output}
+imgcpy.commands += $${QMAKE_MKDIR} images && $${QMAKE_COPY} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${imgcpy.output}
 
 rccgen.name = RCC compiler
 rccgen.input = QRCFILES
diff --git a/examples/qvgviewer/qvgviewer.pro b/examples/qvgviewer/qvgviewer.pro
index 1a3d2596..7d31dbeb 100644
--- a/examples/qvgviewer/qvgviewer.pro
+++ b/examples/qvgviewer/qvgviewer.pro
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ svg2qvg.name = SVG compiler
 svg2qvg.input = SVGSOURCES
 svg2qvg.output = qvg/${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.qvg
 svg2qvg.variable_out = 
-svg2qvg.commands += mkdir -p qvg && $${SVG2QVG} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${svg2qvg.output}
+svg2qvg.commands += $${QMAKE_MKDIR} qvg && $${SVG2QVG} ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} $${svg2qvg.output}
 
 rccgen.name = RCC compiler
 rccgen.input = QRCFILES