diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index a4729eaf..ed9a141e 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ Usage example:
 ```c
 // Iterate over all MQTT frames contained in buf, len
 struct mg_mqtt_message mm;
-while ((mg_mqtt_parse(buf, len, &mm)) == 0) {
+while ((mg_mqtt_parse(buf, len, &mm)) == MQTT_OK) {
   switch (mm.cmd) {
     case MQTT_CMD_CONNACK:
       ...
diff --git a/examples/mqtt-over-ws-client/main.c b/examples/mqtt-over-ws-client/main.c
index d1cd88c7..b760204e 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt-over-ws-client/main.c
+++ b/examples/mqtt-over-ws-client/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static void fn(struct mg_connection *c, int ev, void *ev_data, void *fn_data) {
     uint8_t version = c->is_mqtt5 ? 5 : 4;
     MG_INFO(("GOT %d bytes WS msg", (int) wm->data.len));
     while ((mg_mqtt_parse((uint8_t *) wm->data.ptr, wm->data.len, version,
-                          &mm)) == 0) {
+                          &mm)) == MQTT_OK) {
       switch (mm.cmd) {
         case MQTT_CMD_CONNACK:
           mg_call(c, MG_EV_MQTT_OPEN, &mm.ack);