diff --git a/example/simple/Makefile b/example/simple/Makefile
index c775ec1..f19cae0 100644
--- a/example/simple/Makefile
+++ b/example/simple/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ all: sync
 	$(MAKE) $(PROGRAM)
 
 $(PROGRAM): $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 sync:
 	@$(MAKE) -C ${OCFDIR} inc O=$(PWD)
diff --git a/example/simple/src/main.c b/example/simple/src/main.c
index 8024ccf..ef059fd 100644
--- a/example/simple/src/main.c
+++ b/example/simple/src/main.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int initialize_core(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_core_t *core)
 
 	/* Core configuration */
 	ocf_mngt_core_config_set_default(&core_cfg);
-	core_cfg.name = "core1";
+	strcpy(core_cfg.name, "core1");
 	core_cfg.volume_type = VOL_TYPE;
 	ret = ocf_uuid_set_str(&core_cfg.uuid, "core");
 	if (ret)