diff --git a/examples/cpp/integer_programming.cc b/examples/cpp/integer_programming.cc
index 15d731d770..c61acfb6ea 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/integer_programming.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/integer_programming.cc
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ void RunAllExamples() {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_log_prefix), false);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_log_prefix, false);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   operations_research::RunAllExamples();
   return 0;
diff --git a/examples/cpp/jobshop_sat.cc b/examples/cpp/jobshop_sat.cc
index 5cb159cb3f..d4da80b288 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/jobshop_sat.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/jobshop_sat.cc
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void Solve(const JsspInputProblem &problem) {
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_input).empty()) {
     LOG(FATAL) << "Please supply a data file with --input=";
diff --git a/examples/cpp/linear_programming.cc b/examples/cpp/linear_programming.cc
index 53167afb6e..1275884a61 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/linear_programming.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/linear_programming.cc
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ void RunAllExamples() {
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_log_prefix), false);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_log_prefix, false);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   operations_research::RunAllExamples();
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/examples/cpp/magic_square_sat.cc b/examples/cpp/magic_square_sat.cc
index e7bbb71793..6682cc81e5 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/magic_square_sat.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/magic_square_sat.cc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void MagicSquare(int size) {
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   operations_research::sat::MagicSquare(absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_size));
   return EXIT_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/examples/cpp/multi_knapsack_sat.cc b/examples/cpp/multi_knapsack_sat.cc
index 417b748f98..3e52ad064f 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/multi_knapsack_sat.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/multi_knapsack_sat.cc
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void MultiKnapsackSat(int scaling, const std::string &params) {
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   operations_research::sat::MultiKnapsackSat(absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_size),
                                              absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_params));
diff --git a/examples/cpp/pdptw.cc b/examples/cpp/pdptw.cc
index b58d8d81c0..5ae3483e0f 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/pdptw.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/pdptw.cc
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ bool LoadAndSolve(const std::string &pdp_file,
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   operations_research::RoutingModelParameters model_parameters =
       operations_research::DefaultRoutingModelParameters();
diff --git a/examples/cpp/sat_runner.cc b/examples/cpp/sat_runner.cc
index c02c76460d..93d118348b 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/sat_runner.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/sat_runner.cc
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   // By default, we want to show how the solver progress. Note that this needs
   // to be set before InitGoogle() which has the nice side-effect of allowing
   // the user to override it.
-  //  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_vmodule), "*cp_model*=1");
+  //  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_vmodule, "*cp_model*=1");
   gflags::SetUsageMessage(kUsage);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   google::InitGoogleLogging(argv[0]);
diff --git a/examples/cpp/shift_minimization_sat.cc b/examples/cpp/shift_minimization_sat.cc
index 33f5cef0cd..a006720f5b 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/shift_minimization_sat.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/shift_minimization_sat.cc
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ void LoadAndSolve(const std::string &file_name) {
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_input).empty()) {
     LOG(FATAL) << "Please supply a data file with --input=";
diff --git a/examples/cpp/weighted_tardiness_sat.cc b/examples/cpp/weighted_tardiness_sat.cc
index 5a13971e00..1b15d0c62e 100644
--- a/examples/cpp/weighted_tardiness_sat.cc
+++ b/examples/cpp/weighted_tardiness_sat.cc
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void ParseAndSolve() {
 } // namespace operations_research
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  absl::SetFlag(&absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_logtostderr), true);
+  absl::SetFlag(&FLAGS_logtostderr, true);
   gflags::ParseCommandLineFlags(&argc, &argv, true);
   if (absl::GetFlag(FLAGS_input).empty()) {
     LOG(FATAL) << "Please supply a data file with --input=";