diff --git a/examples/client.c b/examples/client.c
index 40bfd238..6cc3fddf 100644
--- a/examples/client.c
+++ b/examples/client.c
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ static void init_ssl_ctx(SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx) {
 #ifndef OPENSSL_NO_NEXTPROTONEG
   SSL_CTX_set_next_proto_select_cb(ssl_ctx, select_next_proto_cb, NULL);
 #endif /* !OPENSSL_NO_NEXTPROTONEG */
+
+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L
+  SSL_CTX_set_alpn_protos(ssl_ctx, (const unsigned char *)"\x02h2", 3);
+#endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x10002000L */
 }
 
 static void ssl_handshake(SSL *ssl, int fd) {