diff --git a/R/run-examples.R b/R/run-examples.R
index cfc87fd72..8cfc74ba5 100644
--- a/R/run-examples.R
+++ b/R/run-examples.R
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ run_examples <- function(pkg = ".", start = NULL, show = deprecated(), run_dontt
   load_all(pkg$path, reset = TRUE, export_all = FALSE)
   on.exit(load_all(pkg$path, reset = TRUE))
 
-  lapply(files, pkgload::run_example, run_donttest = run_donttest, run_dontrun = run_dontrun)
+  purrr::walk(files, function(x) pkgload::run_example(x, run_donttest = run_donttest, run_dontrun = run_dontrun))
 
   invisible()
 }