diff --git a/examples/opaque_pointers/llvmir.py b/examples/opaque_pointers/llvmir.py
index d25f0f2a5..875a2616d 100644
--- a/examples/opaque_pointers/llvmir.py
+++ b/examples/opaque_pointers/llvmir.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import llvmlite
-llvmlite.opaque_pointers_enabled = True
+llvmlite.ir_layer_typed_pointers_enabled = False
 
 import llvmlite.ir as ll
 
diff --git a/examples/opaque_pointers/sum.py b/examples/opaque_pointers/sum.py
index f1c525c94..421c0be71 100644
--- a/examples/opaque_pointers/sum.py
+++ b/examples/opaque_pointers/sum.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     pass
 
 import llvmlite
-llvmlite.opaque_pointers_enabled = True
+llvmlite.ir_layer_typed_pointers_enabled = False
 
 import llvmlite.ir as ll
 import llvmlite.binding as llvm