diff --git a/dev-tcltk/expect-lite/expect-lite-4.9.0-r1.ebuild b/dev-tcltk/expect-lite/expect-lite-4.9.0-r1.ebuild
index 62632438c61c3..c7f62861463e7 100644
--- a/dev-tcltk/expect-lite/expect-lite-4.9.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-tcltk/expect-lite/expect-lite-4.9.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI="8"
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ EAPI="8"
 DESCRIPTION="Quick and easy command line automation tool built on top of expect"
 HOMEPAGE="https://expect-lite.sourceforge.net/"
 SRC_URI="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/${PN}/${PN}_${PV}.tar.gz"
+S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}.proj
 
 LICENSE="BSD"
 SLOT="0"
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@ IUSE="debug examples"
 RDEPEND="dev-tcltk/expect
 	debug? ( dev-tcltk/tclx )"
 
-S=${WORKDIR}/${PN}.proj
-
 DOCS=(
 	bashrc ChangeLog README
 )
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ src_install() {
 
 	if use examples ; then
 		docinto examples
+		ln -fs /usr/bin/expect-lite examples/expect-lite || die
 		dodoc examples/*
 	fi
 }