diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
index 1beb17cc7..716263b1a 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_client2.c
@@ -524,9 +524,6 @@ static int delayed_send( void *ctx, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len )
         first_try = 1; /* Next call will be a new operation */
     return( ret );
 }
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV &&
-          MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND &&
-          MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT */
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -658,6 +655,9 @@ static int send_cb( void *ctx, unsigned char const *buf, size_t len )
 
     return( mbedtls_net_send( io_ctx->net, buf, len ) );
 }
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV &&
+          !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND &&
+          !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT */
 
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C)
 static unsigned char peer_crt_info[1024];
@@ -893,7 +893,11 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
     int ret = 0, len, tail_len, i, written, frags, retry_left;
     mbedtls_net_context server_fd;
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV) && \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND) && \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT)
     io_ctx_t io_ctx;
+#endif
 
     unsigned char buf[MAX_REQUEST_SIZE + 1];
 
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
index 6d81626b4..3fa2b1502 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_server2.c
@@ -654,9 +654,6 @@ static int delayed_send( void *ctx, const unsigned char *buf, size_t len )
         first_try = 1; /* Next call will be a new operation */
     return( ret );
 }
-#endif /* MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV &&
-          MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND &&
-          MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT */
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -790,6 +787,9 @@ static int send_cb( void *ctx, unsigned char const *buf, size_t len )
 
     return( mbedtls_net_send( io_ctx->net, buf, len ) );
 }
+#endif /* !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV &&
+          !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND &&
+          !MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT */
 
 #if defined(SNI_OPTION) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_AUTHMODE)
 /*
@@ -1509,7 +1509,11 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 {
     int ret = 0, len, written, frags, exchanges_left;
     int version_suites[4][2];
+#if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV) && \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_SEND) && \
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CONF_RECV_TIMEOUT)
     io_ctx_t io_ctx;
+#endif
     unsigned char* buf = 0;
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE__SOME__PSK_ENABLED)
     unsigned char psk[MBEDTLS_PSK_MAX_LEN];