diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 85da62748..7e93e65ee 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TOPDIR = .
-include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 
 DIRS = $(TOP_LEVEL_DIRS)
 
diff --git a/Make/makedirdefs b/Make/makedirdefs
index e633c0d6a..d805f00e0 100644
--- a/Make/makedirdefs
+++ b/Make/makedirdefs
@@ -150,12 +150,18 @@ EXAMPLE_DIRS = \
 	osgvertexprogram\
 	osgviewer\
 	osgwindows\
-	slideshow3D\
         
 #	osgpagedlod\
 #	osgsimulation\
 #	osgdemeter\
 #	osgjigsaw\
 
+
+
+ifneq ($(OS),SunOS)
+# Solaris requires an installation of libxml2
+EXAMPLE_DIRS += slideshow3D
+endif
+
 # comment in you want to compile the cluster demo.
 EXAMPLE_DIRS += osgcluster
diff --git a/examples/GNUmakefile b/examples/GNUmakefile
index 9905dfdc3..efce8ed65 100644
--- a/examples/GNUmakefile
+++ b/examples/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TOPDIR = ..
-include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 
 DIRS = $(EXAMPLE_DIRS)
 
diff --git a/src/GNUmakefile b/src/GNUmakefile
index 139d1a359..8d65fea1e 100644
--- a/src/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 TOPDIR = ..
-include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedefs
+include $(TOPDIR)/Make/makedirdefs
 
 DIRS = $(SRC_DIRS)