diff --git a/examples/audio/01-simple-playback/simple-playback.c b/examples/audio/01-simple-playback/simple-playback.c
index 5496f28492..464d760d4c 100644
--- a/examples/audio/01-simple-playback/simple-playback.c
+++ b/examples/audio/01-simple-playback/simple-playback.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
     }
 
     /* we don't _need_ a window for audio-only things but it's good policy to have one. */
-    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/renderer/clear", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
+    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/audio/simple-playback", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
         SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "Couldn't create window/renderer!", SDL_GetError(), NULL);
         return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     }
diff --git a/examples/renderer/02-primitives/renderer-primitives.c b/examples/renderer/02-primitives/renderer-primitives.c
index 0786b0aaf5..9bb8f079f4 100644
--- a/examples/renderer/02-primitives/renderer-primitives.c
+++ b/examples/renderer/02-primitives/renderer-primitives.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ int SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
         return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/renderer/clear", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
+    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/renderer/primitives", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
         SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "Couldn't create window/renderer!", SDL_GetError(), NULL);
         return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     }
diff --git a/examples/template.c b/examples/template.c
index d13d859783..8c93bed6b0 100644
--- a/examples/template.c
+++ b/examples/template.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int SDL_AppInit(void **appstate, int argc, char *argv[])
         return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     }
 
-    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/renderer/clear", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
+    if (SDL_CreateWindowAndRenderer("examples/CATEGORY/NAME", 640, 480, 0, &window, &renderer) == -1) {
         SDL_ShowSimpleMessageBox(SDL_MESSAGEBOX_ERROR, "Couldn't create window/renderer!", SDL_GetError(), NULL);
         return SDL_APP_FAILURE;
     }