diff --git a/examples/http-client/Makefile b/examples/http-client/Makefile
index 5155a48e..a3a3a1f5 100644
--- a/examples/http-client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/http-client/Makefile
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ PROG ?= example
 CFLAGS ?= -DMG_ENABLE_LINES $(EXTRA)
 
 ifneq ($(MBEDTLS),)
-CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_MBEDTLS=1 -I$(MBEDTLS_DIR)/include -I/usr/include
-CFLAGS += -L$(MBEDTLS_DIR)/lib -lmbedtls -lmbedcrypto -lmbedx509
+CFLAGS += -DMG_ENABLE_MBEDTLS=1 -I$(MBEDTLS)/include -I/usr/include
+CFLAGS += -L$(MBEDTLS)/lib -lmbedtls -lmbedcrypto -lmbedx509
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(OPENSSL),)
diff --git a/examples/http-client/main.c b/examples/http-client/main.c
index ab50c4f4..f75c2164 100644
--- a/examples/http-client/main.c
+++ b/examples/http-client/main.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ static void fn(struct mg_connection *c, int ev, void *ev_data, void *fn_data) {
 
     // If s_url is https://, tell client connection to use TLS
     if (mg_url_is_ssl(s_url)) {
-      // struct mg_tls_opts opts = {.ca = "ca.pem", .srvname = host};
-      struct mg_tls_opts opts = {.ca = "ca.pem", .srvname = mg_str("x")};
+      struct mg_tls_opts opts = {.ca = "ca.pem", .srvname = host};
       mg_tls_init(c, &opts);
     }