diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2f5765c06..ef9a0bb3e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ include example/spheres/Makefile.am
 include example/steps/Makefile.am
 include example/tetgen/Makefile.am
 include example/timings/Makefile.am
-include example/balance_seeds/Makefile.am
+include example/balance/Makefile.am
 include example/search/Makefile.am
 
 ## This was only used for our lint code, which needs to be replaced.
diff --git a/example/balance/Makefile.am b/example/balance/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..383944a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/balance/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+# This file is part of p4est.
+# Makefile.am in example/balance
+# included non-recursively from toplevel directory
+
+if P4EST_ENABLE_BUILD_2D
+bin_PROGRAMS += example/balance/p4est_balance_seeds
+
+example_balance_p4est_balance_seeds_SOURCES = \
+        example/balance/balance_seeds2.c
+
+LINT_CSOURCES += \
+        $(example_balance_p4est_balance_seeds_SOURCES)
+endif
+
+if P4EST_ENABLE_BUILD_3D
+bin_PROGRAMS += example/balance/p8est_balance_seeds
+
+example_balance_p8est_balance_seeds_SOURCES = \
+        example/balance/balance_seeds3.c
+
+LINT_CSOURCES += \
+        $(example_balance_p8est_balance_seeds_SOURCES)
+endif
diff --git a/example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds2.c b/example/balance/balance_seeds2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds2.c
rename to example/balance/balance_seeds2.c
diff --git a/example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds3.c b/example/balance/balance_seeds3.c
similarity index 100%
rename from example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds3.c
rename to example/balance/balance_seeds3.c
diff --git a/example/balance_seeds/Makefile.am b/example/balance_seeds/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 62bd03a7f..000000000
--- a/example/balance_seeds/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-
-# This file is part of p4est.
-# Makefile.am in example/timings
-# included non-recursively from toplevel directory
-
-if P4EST_ENABLE_BUILD_2D
-bin_PROGRAMS += example/balance_seeds/p4est_balance_seeds
-
-example_balance_seeds_p4est_balance_seeds_SOURCES = \
-        example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds2.c
-
-LINT_CSOURCES += \
-        $(example_balance_seeds_p4est_balance_seeds_SOURCES)
-endif
-
-if P4EST_ENABLE_BUILD_3D
-bin_PROGRAMS += example/balance_seeds/p8est_balance_seeds
-
-example_balance_seeds_p8est_balance_seeds_SOURCES = \
-        example/balance_seeds/balance_seeds3.c
-
-LINT_CSOURCES += \
-        $(example_balance_seeds_p8est_balance_seeds_SOURCES)
-endif