diff --git a/examples/contiki/Makefile b/examples/contiki/Makefile
index 478cf77d..7dc0b3c8 100644
--- a/examples/contiki/Makefile
+++ b/examples/contiki/Makefile
@@ -12,42 +12,16 @@ CFLAGS += -I.
 
 # contiki library
 
-CONTIKIOBJS = contiki-main.o tapdev6.o tapdev-drv.o clock.o serial-line.o ringbuf.o autostart.o list.o memb.o uiplib.o uip-nd6.o uip-neighbor.o uip-ds6.o uip-ds6-nbr.o linkaddr.o uip.o uip-udp-packet.o random.o ctimer.o timer.o etimer.o stimer.o procinit.o process.o udp-socket.o uip-icmp6.o tcpip.o uip-packetqueue.o uip-ds6-route.o nbr-table.o uip6.o uip.o uip-debug.o packetbuf.o
-vpath %.c $(CONTIKI)/core $(CONTIKI)/core/lib $(CONTIKI)/core/sys $(CONTIKI)/core/dev $(CONTIKI)/core/net $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ip $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ipv4 $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ipv6 $(CONTIKI)/core/loader $(CONTIKI)/core/cfs $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/net $(CONTIKI)/platform/minimal-net
+PLATFORM_VPATH = $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native $(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/net $(CONTIKI)/platform/minimal-net
+#PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS =
+PLATFORM_CFLAGS = -I$(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/ -I$(CONTIKI)/platform/minimal-net
+PLATFORM_OBJS = contiki-main.o tapdev6.o tapdev-drv.o clock.o serial-line.o
+
+CONTIKIOBJS = $(PLATFORM_OBJS) ringbuf.o autostart.o list.o memb.o uiplib.o uip-nd6.o uip-neighbor.o uip-ds6.o uip-ds6-nbr.o linkaddr.o uip.o uip-udp-packet.o random.o ctimer.o timer.o etimer.o stimer.o procinit.o process.o udp-socket.o uip-icmp6.o tcpip.o uip-packetqueue.o uip-ds6-route.o nbr-table.o uip6.o uip.o uip-debug.o packetbuf.o
+vpath %.c $(CONTIKI)/core $(CONTIKI)/core/lib $(CONTIKI)/core/sys $(CONTIKI)/core/dev $(CONTIKI)/core/net $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ip $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ipv4 $(CONTIKI)/core/net/ipv6 $(CONTIKI)/core/loader $(CONTIKI)/core/cfs $(PLATFORM_VPATH)
 
 CFLAGS += -DCONTIKI_TARGET_MINIMAL_NET=1 -DWITH_UIP6=1 -DUIP6_CONF_IPV6=1 -DNETSTACK_CONF_WITH_IPV6=1 -DUIP_CONF_IPV6_RPL=0 -URPL_BORDER_ROUTER -DAUTOSTART_ENABLE -DNODE_ADDR=$(NODE_ADDR)
 
-# coap library
-
-CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
-
-CFLAGS += -I../..
-
-vpath %.c ../..
-
-COAPOBJS = net.o debug.o option.o resource.o hashkey.o pdu.o encode.o subscribe.o coap_io.o block.o uri.o mem.o
-
 CFLAGS += -g3 -Wall -pedantic -O0
-CFLAGS += -I$(CONTIKI)/core/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/sys/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/net/ip/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/lib/ -I$(CONTIKI)/cpu/native/ -I$(CONTIKI)/platform/minimal-net
 
-# making an executable out of all of it
-
-OBJS = server.o ${CONTIKIOBJS} ${COAPOBJS}
-
-server: ${OBJS}
-
-symbols.h:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/empty-symbols.h
-	cp -p $< $@
-
-symbols.c:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/empty-symbols.c
-	cp -p $< $@
-
-symbols.o:	symbols.c symbols.h
-
-clean:
-	rm -f core server ${OBJS} symbols.c symbols.h
-
-distclean: clean
-	rm -rf *~ *.o contiki
-
-.PHONY: clean distclean contiki
+include Makefile.common
diff --git a/examples/contiki/Makefile.common b/examples/contiki/Makefile.common
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ab8e716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/contiki/Makefile.common
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+top_srcdir ?= ../..
+
+# coap library
+
+CFLAGS += -std=gnu99
+
+CFLAGS += -I$(top_srcdir)/include/coap
+
+vpath %.c $(top_srcdir)/src
+
+COAPOBJS = net.o debug.o option.o resource.o hashkey.o pdu.o encode.o subscribe.o coap_io.o block.o uri.o mem.o
+
+CFLAGS += -I$(CONTIKI)/core/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/sys/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/net/ip/ -I$(CONTIKI)/core/lib/ $(PLATFORM_CFLAGS)
+CPPFLAGS += $(PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS)
+
+# making an executable out of all of it
+
+OBJS = server.o ${CONTIKIOBJS} ${COAPOBJS}
+
+server: ${OBJS}
+
+symbols.h:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/empty-symbols.h
+	cp -p $< $@
+
+symbols.c:	$(CONTIKI)/tools/empty-symbols.c
+	cp -p $< $@
+
+symbols.o:	symbols.c symbols.h
+
+clean:
+	rm -f core server ${OBJS} symbols.c symbols.h
+
+distclean: clean
+	rm -rf *~ *.o contiki
+
+.PHONY: clean distclean contiki