diff --git a/programs/ssl/mini_client.c b/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
index 290455e..ff36128 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/mini_client.c
@@ -26,6 +26,17 @@
 #include MBEDTLS_CONFIG_FILE
 #endif
 
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
+#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
+#else
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#define mbedtls_printf          printf
+#define mbedtls_exit            exit
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_SUCCESS    EXIT_SUCCESS
+#define MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE    EXIT_FAILURE
+#endif
+
 /*
  * We're creating and connecting the socket "manually" rather than using the
  * NET module, in order to avoid the overhead of getaddrinfo() which tends to
@@ -44,13 +55,6 @@
     !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C) || \
     !defined(UNIX)
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdio.h>
-#define mbedtls_printf printf
-#endif
-
 int main( void )
 {
     mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C and/or MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C and/or "
@@ -60,12 +64,6 @@
 }
 #else
 
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_C)
-#include "mbedtls/platform.h"
-#else
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#endif
-
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "mbedtls/net_sockets.h"
@@ -168,6 +166,18 @@
     ssl_write_failed,
 };
 
+#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 - %s\n",
+                    file, line, failure_condition );
+    mbedtls_exit( MBEDTLS_EXIT_FAILURE );
+}
+#endif
+
 int main( void )
 {
     int ret = exit_ok;