diff --git a/examples-v2/hello/Jamfile b/examples-v2/hello/Jamfile
index 2d46eebe8..0f3f5786e 100644
--- a/examples-v2/hello/Jamfile
+++ b/examples-v2/hello/Jamfile
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 
 exe hello : hello.cpp ;
+
+symlink hello_debug hello_release : hello/<variant>debug hello/<variant>release ;
diff --git a/v2/example/hello/Jamfile b/v2/example/hello/Jamfile
index 2d46eebe8..0f3f5786e 100644
--- a/v2/example/hello/Jamfile
+++ b/v2/example/hello/Jamfile
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 
 exe hello : hello.cpp ;
+
+symlink hello_debug hello_release : hello/<variant>debug hello/<variant>release ;