diff --git a/examples/client/client.c b/examples/client/client.c
index 03d55a067..a2e094008 100644
--- a/examples/client/client.c
+++ b/examples/client/client.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void client_test(void* args)
     SSL_CTX_set_default_passwd_cb(ctx, PasswordCallBack);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CYASSL_SNIFFER) && !defined(HAVE_NTRU)
+#if defined(CYASSL_SNIFFER) && !defined(HAVE_NTRU) && !defined(HAVE_ECC)
     /* don't use EDH, can't sniff tmp keys */
     SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx, "AES256-SHA");
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/echoclient/echoclient.c b/examples/echoclient/echoclient.c
index 413eda975..426e4d8fe 100644
--- a/examples/echoclient/echoclient.c
+++ b/examples/echoclient/echoclient.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void echoclient_test(void* args)
     load_buffer(ctx, caCert, CYASSL_CA);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CYASSL_SNIFFER) && !defined(HAVE_NTRU) 
+#if defined(CYASSL_SNIFFER) && !defined(HAVE_NTRU) && !defined(HAVE_ECC)
     /* don't use EDH, can't sniff tmp keys */
     SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list(ctx, "AES256-SHA");
 #endif