diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
index 354f3c48244..fddf8020d3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/sile/default.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   checkPhase = ''
-    make documentation examples
+    make examples
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''