diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8c5a678627bcb2e2a9b550b0b32d76a1dcea1eb..a7bb27ec88f24b34fa793b2ad76b27901856e138 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 CC = gcc
 CFLAGS = -std=c11 -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O2 -g -pthread
 #CPPFLAGS = -MMD -MF $*.d #activate only if you want extra output as .d files
+# TODO: edit BIN with your target binary (e.g. exercise01)
 BIN  = example
 OBJS = $(BIN).o
 
 all: $(BIN) 
 
-example: $(OBJS)
-
-%.o:%.d
+# uncomment this if you want object files
+#$(BIN): $(OBJS)
 
 run: $(BIN)
 	./$(BIN)