diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
index 4d7177f..90db06c 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #define mbedtls_printf     printf
 #define mbedtls_fprintf    fprintf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS) ||    \
@@ -79,10 +82,14 @@
 
 #define DEBUG_LEVEL 0
 
-#if defined( MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS ) && defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-void mbedtls_param_failed( char* failure_condition, char* file, int line )
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS)
+#include "mbedtls/platform_util.h"
+void mbedtls_param_failed( const char *failure_condition,
+                           const char *file,
+                           int line )
 {
-    mbedtls_printf("%s:%i: Input param failed - %sn", file, line,                           failure_condition );
+    mbedtls_printf( "%s:%i: Input param failed - %s\n",
+                    file, line, failure_condition );
     mbedtls_exit( MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE );
 }
 #endif