diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.pde b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.cpp
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rename from libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.pde
rename to libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/empty_example.cpp
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0ee647d91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_Empty/examples/empty_example/make.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+LIBRARIES += AP_Common
+LIBRARIES += AP_HAL
+LIBRARIES += AP_HAL_AVR
+LIBRARIES += AP_HAL_Empty
+LIBRARIES += AP_HAL_SITL
+LIBRARIES += AP_Math
+LIBRARIES += AP_Param
+LIBRARIES += AP_Progmem
+LIBRARIES += StorageManager