diff --git a/examples/C/glib/add-connection-gdbus.c b/examples/C/glib/add-connection-gdbus.c
index f3b64a028d..7c8edf6882 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/add-connection-gdbus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/add-connection-gdbus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * higher level because it uses libnm.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --cflags libnm` `pkg-config --cflags --libs gio-2.0` -luuid add-connection-gdbus.c -o add-connection-gdbus
+ *   gcc -Wall add-connection-gdbus.c -o add-connection-gdbus `pkg-config --cflags --libs libnm uuid`
  */
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/add-connection-libnm.c b/examples/C/glib/add-connection-libnm.c
index 7b20c9ab49..86915ea2c1 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/add-connection-libnm.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/add-connection-libnm.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * much of the low-level stuff for you.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 libnm` add-connection-libnm.c -o add-connection-libnm
+ *   gcc -Wall add-connection-libnm.c -o add-connection-libnm `pkg-config --libs --cflags libnm`
  */
 
 #include <glib.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-gdbus.c b/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-gdbus.c
index 70bd674746..217fd7ac0d 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-gdbus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/get-active-connections-gdbus.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * a few defines from the NetworkManager headers.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --cflags libnm` `pkg-config --cflags --libs gio-2.0` get-active-connections-gdbus.c -o get-active-connections-gdbus
+ *   gcc -Wall get-active-connections-gdbus.c -o get-active-connections-gdbus `pkg-config --cflags --libs libnm`
  */
 
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/get-ap-info-libnm.c b/examples/C/glib/get-ap-info-libnm.c
index 5868c27904..a548d12dd8 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/get-ap-info-libnm.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/get-ap-info-libnm.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  * libnm.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 libnm` get-ap-info-libnm.c -o get-ap-info-libnm
+ *   gcc -Wall get-ap-info-libnm.c -o get-ap-info-libnm `pkg-config --libs --cflags libnm`
  */
 
 #include <glib.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/list-connections-gdbus.c b/examples/C/glib/list-connections-gdbus.c
index 14a633f720..088df1d88f 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/list-connections-gdbus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/list-connections-gdbus.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  * level because it uses libnm.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --cflags libnm` `pkg-config --cflags --libs gio-2.0` list-connections-gdbus.c -o list-connections-gdbus
+ *   gcc -Wall list-connections-gdbus.c -o list-connections-gdbus `pkg-config --cflags --libs libnm`
  */
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/list-connections-libnm.c b/examples/C/glib/list-connections-libnm.c
index f09c028b6b..5dc38201ab 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/list-connections-libnm.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/list-connections-libnm.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  * using GDBus.
  *
  * Compile with:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 libnm` list-connections-libnm.c -o list-connections-libnm
+ *   gcc -Wall list-connections-libnm.c -o list-connections-libnm `pkg-config --cflags --libs libnm`
  */
 
 #include <glib.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c
index 2e1a11c0c8..c19569b521 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  * See also http://developer.gnome.org/gio/stable/gio-Watching-Bus-Names.html
  *
  * Standalone compilation:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 gio-2.0` monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c -o monitor-nm-running-gdbus
+ *   gcc -Wall monitor-nm-running-gdbus.c -o monitor-nm-running-gdbus `pkg-config --libs --cflags gio-2.0`
  */
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>
diff --git a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c
index 05596399d9..913644d2b4 100644
--- a/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c
+++ b/examples/C/glib/monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * grab nm-dbus-interface.h and put it in the path.
  *
  * Standalone compilation:
- *   gcc -Wall `pkg-config --libs --cflags glib-2.0 gio-2.0` `pkg-config --cflags libnm` monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c -o monitor-nm-state-gdbus
+ *   gcc -Wall monitor-nm-state-gdbus.c -o monitor-nm-state-gdbus `pkg-config --cflags --libs libnm`
  */
 
 #include <gio/gio.h>