diff --git a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
index 442a3fb7c..e18ee42a1 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/dtls_client.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     !defined(MBEDTLS_NET_C)  || !defined(MBEDTLS_TIMING_C) ||             \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_ENTROPY_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_CTR_DRBG_C) ||        \
     !defined(MBEDTLS_X509_CRT_PARSE_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_RSA_C) ||      \
-    !defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C)
+    !defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C) || !defined(MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C)
 int main( void )
 {
     mbedtls_printf( "MBEDTLS_SSL_CLI_C and/or MBEDTLS_SSL_PROTO_DTLS and/or "
diff --git a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
index 4a22771d7..b49ffb478 100644
--- a/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
+++ b/programs/ssl/ssl_mail_client.c
@@ -494,13 +494,13 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
         ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_parse_file( &cacert, opt.ca_file );
     else
 #endif
-#if defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C)
+#if defined(MBEDTLS_CERTS_C) && defined(MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C)
         ret = mbedtls_x509_crt_parse( &cacert, (const unsigned char *) mbedtls_test_cas_pem,
                               mbedtls_test_cas_pem_len );
 #else
     {
         ret = 1;
-        mbedtls_printf("MBEDTLS_CERTS_C not defined.");
+        mbedtls_printf("MBEDTLS_CERTS_C and/or MBEDTLS_PEM_PARSE_C not defined.");
     }
 #endif
     if( ret < 0 )