diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bd36f50..3186ae42 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 Version 299:
 
 * Fix race in http-crawl example.
diff --git a/example/websocket/server/sync-ssl/websocket_server_sync_ssl.cpp b/example/websocket/server/sync-ssl/websocket_server_sync_ssl.cpp
index 5a7b4dc0..789b1406 100644
--- a/example/websocket/server/sync-ssl/websocket_server_sync_ssl.cpp
+++ b/example/websocket/server/sync-ssl/websocket_server_sync_ssl.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp;       // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
 
 // Echoes back all received WebSocket messages
 void
-do_session(tcp::socket& socket, ssl::context& ctx)
+do_session(tcp::socket socket, ssl::context& ctx)
 {
     try
     {
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             acceptor.accept(socket);
 
             // Launch the session, transferring ownership of the socket
-            std::thread{std::bind(
+            std::thread(
                 &do_session,
                 std::move(socket),
-                std::ref(ctx))}.detach();
+                std::ref(ctx)).detach();
         }
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
diff --git a/example/websocket/server/sync/websocket_server_sync.cpp b/example/websocket/server/sync/websocket_server_sync.cpp
index 2f75c468..74ce6b95 100644
--- a/example/websocket/server/sync/websocket_server_sync.cpp
+++ b/example/websocket/server/sync/websocket_server_sync.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp;       // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
 
 // Echoes back all received WebSocket messages
 void
-do_session(tcp::socket& socket)
+do_session(tcp::socket socket)
 {
     try
     {
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
             acceptor.accept(socket);
 
             // Launch the session, transferring ownership of the socket
-            std::thread{std::bind(
+            std::thread(
                 &do_session,
-                std::move(socket))}.detach();
+                std::move(socket)).detach();
         }
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)