diff --git a/examples/01_hello_world/main/component.mk b/examples/01_hello_world/main/component.mk
index 4d3b30caf3..0b9d7585e7 100644
--- a/examples/01_hello_world/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/01_hello_world/main/component.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
 
diff --git a/examples/02_blink/main/component.mk b/examples/02_blink/main/component.mk
index b4fa72791c..a98f634eae 100644
--- a/examples/02_blink/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/02_blink/main/component.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/03_http_request/main/component.mk b/examples/03_http_request/main/component.mk
index b4fa72791c..a98f634eae 100644
--- a/examples/03_http_request/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/03_http_request/main/component.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/04_https_request/main/component.mk b/examples/04_https_request/main/component.mk
index f4502c25db..818e2a1822 100644
--- a/examples/04_https_request/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/04_https_request/main/component.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
 
diff --git a/examples/05_ble_adv/main/component.mk b/examples/05_ble_adv/main/component.mk
index b4fa72791c..a98f634eae 100644
--- a/examples/05_ble_adv/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/05_ble_adv/main/component.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/06_sntp/main/component.mk b/examples/06_sntp/main/component.mk
index b4fa72791c..a98f634eae 100644
--- a/examples/06_sntp/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/06_sntp/main/component.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #
-# Main Makefile. This is basically the same as a component makefile.
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
 #
 # (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
diff --git a/examples/07_nvs_rw_value/main/component.mk b/examples/07_nvs_rw_value/main/component.mk
index d33485c26c..0b9d7585e7 100644
--- a/examples/07_nvs_rw_value/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/07_nvs_rw_value/main/component.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+#
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
+#
+# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
 
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/component_common.mk
diff --git a/examples/08_nvs_rw_blob/main/component.mk b/examples/08_nvs_rw_blob/main/component.mk
index d33485c26c..0b9d7585e7 100644
--- a/examples/08_nvs_rw_blob/main/component.mk
+++ b/examples/08_nvs_rw_blob/main/component.mk
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
+#
+# "main" pseudo-component makefile.
+#
+# (Uses default behaviour of compiling all source files in directory, adding 'include' to include path.)
 
-include $(IDF_PATH)/make/component_common.mk