diff --git a/examples/H5/Makefile.am b/examples/H5/Makefile.am
index 7f2f50b..4453ed2 100644
--- a/examples/H5/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/H5/Makefile.am
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS +=		\
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_FORTRAN
+if ENABLE_PARALLEL
 noinst_PROGRAMS +=		\
 	openclosef		\
 	queryf			\
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ write_file_attribsf_SOURCES = write_file_attribsf.f90
 write_step_attribsf_SOURCES = write_step_attribsf.f90
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 %.o : %.f90
 	$(FC)  $(FFLAGS) -c $<
diff --git a/examples/H5Block/Makefile.am b/examples/H5Block/Makefile.am
index 948278f..ee35464 100644
--- a/examples/H5Block/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/H5Block/Makefile.am
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS += 	\
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_FORTRAN
+if ENABLE_PARALLEL
 noinst_PROGRAMS += read_write_scalar_fieldf
 endif
+endif
 
 fields_SOURCES = fields.c
 read_write_scalar_field_SOURCES = read_write_scalar_field.c
diff --git a/examples/H5Part/Makefile.am b/examples/H5Part/Makefile.am
index ec73536..16bc895 100644
--- a/examples/H5Part/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/H5Part/Makefile.am
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS +=		\
 endif
 
 if ENABLE_FORTRAN
+if ENABLE_PARALLEL
 noinst_PROGRAMS +=		\
 	read_core_vfdf		\
 	read_canonicalviewf	\
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS +=		\
 	write_setviewf		\
 	write_stridedf
 endif
+endif
 
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS =