diff --git a/examples/http-client/Makefile b/examples/http-client/Makefile
index 3911369e..a0bb6cec 100644
--- a/examples/http-client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/http-client/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 PROG ?= example
 ROOT ?= $(realpath $(CURDIR)/../..)
-CFLAGS ?= -DMG_ENABLE_LINES $(EXTRA)
+CFLAGS ?= -DMG_ENABLE_LINES $(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
 LIN = docker run -it --rm -v $(ROOT):$(ROOT) -w $(CURDIR) mdashnet/cc2
+SSL = ?
 
-ifneq ($(MBEDTLS),)
-CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_MBEDTLS=1 -I$(MBEDTLS)/include -I/usr/include
-CFLAGS += -L$(MBEDTLS)/lib -lmbedtls -lmbedcrypto -lmbedx509
+ifeq "$(SSL)" "MBEDTLS"
+CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_MBEDTLS=1 -lmbedtls -lmbedcrypto -lmbedx509
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(OPENSSL),)
-CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_OPENSSL=1 -I$(OPENSSL)/include
-CFLAGS += -L$(OPENSSL)/lib -lssl -lcrypto
+ifeq "$(SSL)" "OPENSSL"
+CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_OPENSSL=1 -lssl -lcrypto
 endif
 
 all: $(PROG)
diff --git a/examples/http-client/main.c b/examples/http-client/main.c
index f4deebed..22532816 100644
--- a/examples/http-client/main.c
+++ b/examples/http-client/main.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   mg_log_set(log_level);          // Set to 0 to disable debug
   mg_mgr_init(&mgr);              // Initialise event manager
   mg_http_connect(&mgr, s_url, fn, &done);  // Create client connection
-  while (!done) mg_mgr_poll(&mgr, 50);      // Infinite event loop
+  while (!done) mg_mgr_poll(&mgr, 50);      // Event manager loops until 'done'
   mg_mgr_free(&mgr);                        // Free resources
   return 0;
 }