diff --git a/examples/portable/mergeSort/Makefile_knc b/examples/portable/mergeSort/Makefile_knc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3d7a2765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/portable/mergeSort/Makefile_knc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+EXAMPLE=mergeSort
+CXX_SRC=mergeSort.cpp 
+ISPC_SRC=mergeSort.ispc
+ISPC_INTRINSICS=../../intrinsics/knc-i1x16.h
+ISPC_TARGET=generic-16
+
+include ../common_knc.mk
diff --git a/examples/portable/radixSort/Makefile_knc b/examples/portable/radixSort/Makefile_knc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1204364f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/portable/radixSort/Makefile_knc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+EXAMPLE=radixSort
+CXX_SRC=radixSort.cpp 
+ISPC_SRC=radixSort.ispc
+ISPC_INTRINSICS=../../intrinsics/knc-i1x16.h
+ISPC_TARGET=generic-16
+
+include ../common_knc.mk