diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
index 7c3d128f4..0090390a7 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ESP8266HTTPUpdate::~ESP8266HTTPUpdate(void)
 {
 }
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
 HTTPUpdateResult ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(const String& url, const String& currentVersion,
         const String& httpsFingerprint, bool reboot)
 {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ HTTPUpdateResult ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(WiFiClient& client, const String& url
     return handleUpdate(http, currentVersion, false);
 }
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
 HTTPUpdateResult ESP8266HTTPUpdate::updateSpiffs(const String& url, const String& currentVersion, const String& httpsFingerprint)
 {
     HTTPClient http;
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ HTTPUpdateResult ESP8266HTTPUpdate::updateSpiffs(WiFiClient& client, const Strin
     return handleUpdate(http, currentVersion, true);
 }
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
 HTTPUpdateResult ESP8266HTTPUpdate::update(const String& host, uint16_t port, const String& uri, const String& currentVersion,
         bool https, const String& httpsFingerprint, bool reboot)
 {
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
index a61e071f7..14c0b6552 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266httpUpdate/src/ESP8266httpUpdate.h
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@
 #ifndef ESP8266HTTPUPDATE_H_
 #define ESP8266HTTPUPDATE_H_
 
-#define HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
-
 #include <Arduino.h>
 #include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
 #include <WiFiClient.h>
 #include <WiFiUdp.h>
 #include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>
 
+#ifndef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#define HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE HTTPCLIENT_1_1_COMPATIBLE
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DEBUG_ESP_HTTP_UPDATE
 #ifdef DEBUG_ESP_PORT
 #define DEBUG_HTTP_UPDATE(fmt, ...) DEBUG_ESP_PORT.printf_P( (PGM_P)PSTR(fmt), ## __VA_ARGS__ )
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ public:
         _ledOn = ledOn;
     }
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
     // This function is deprecated, use rebootOnUpdate and the next one instead
     t_httpUpdate_return update(const String& url, const String& currentVersion,
                                const String& httpsFingerprint, bool reboot) __attribute__((deprecated));
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ public:
 #endif
     t_httpUpdate_return update(WiFiClient& client, const String& url, const String& currentVersion = "");
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
     // This function is deprecated, use one of the overloads below along with rebootOnUpdate
     t_httpUpdate_return update(const String& host, uint16_t port, const String& uri, const String& currentVersion,
                                bool https, const String& httpsFingerprint, bool reboot) __attribute__((deprecated));
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ public:
     t_httpUpdate_return update(WiFiClient& client, const String& host, uint16_t port, const String& uri = "/",
                                const String& currentVersion = "");
 
-#ifdef HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
+#if HTTPUPDATE_1_2_COMPATIBLE
     // This function is deprecated, use rebootOnUpdate and the next one instead
     t_httpUpdate_return updateSpiffs(const String& url, const String& currentVersion,
                                      const String& httpsFingerprint, bool reboot) __attribute__((deprecated));