diff --git a/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.2.ebuild b/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.2.ebuild
index fda8e06d3cace..11d20268eeb9d 100644
--- a/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.2.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.2.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ PATCHES=( "${FILESDIR}"/${PN}-gcc6-noexcept.patch )
 
 python_install() {
 	use doc && local DOCS=( doc/* )
-	use examples && local EXAMPLES=( examples/. )
+	if use examples; then
+		dodoc -r examples
+		docompress -x /usr/share/doc/${PF}/examples
+	fi
+
 	distutils-r1_python_install
 }
diff --git a/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.3.ebuild b/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.3.ebuild
index 82ec219eac249..f2ea32b2540f2 100644
--- a/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/jpype/jpype-0.6.3.ebuild
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ DEPEND="
 
 python_install() {
 	use doc && local DOCS=( doc/* )
-	use examples && local EXAMPLES=( examples/. )
+	if use examples; then
+		dodoc -r examples
+		docompress -x /usr/share/doc/${PF}/examples
+	fi
+
 	distutils-r1_python_install
 }