diff --git a/examples/galileo/Makefile b/examples/galileo/Makefile
index 2954adc38..f925f565a 100644
--- a/examples/galileo/Makefile
+++ b/examples/galileo/Makefile
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@ TARGET=galileo
 
 KNOWN_EXAMPLES = gpio-input gpio-output gpio-interrupt i2c-LSM9DS0 i2c-callbacks
 
-ifneq ($(filter $(EXAMPLE),$(KNOWN_EXAMPLES)),)
-  CONTIKI_PROJECT = $(EXAMPLE)
-else
-  CONTIKI_PROJECT = help
+ifeq ($(filter $(EXAMPLE),$(KNOWN_EXAMPLES)),)
+    $(info Set the variable EXAMPLE to one of the following Galileo-specific examples:)
+    $(foreach EXAMPLE,$(KNOWN_EXAMPLES),$(info - $(EXAMPLE)))
+    $(error Unable to proceed)
 endif
 
+CONTIKI_PROJECT = $(EXAMPLE)
+
 all: $(CONTIKI_PROJECT)
 
 CONTIKI = ../..
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
-
-help:
-	@echo -e "\nSet the variable EXAMPLE to one of the following Galileo-specific examples:"
-	@for EXAMPLE in $(KNOWN_EXAMPLES); do echo $$EXAMPLE; done