diff --git a/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.c b/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.c
index 9e6191269..e6548cf00 100644
--- a/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.c
+++ b/src/apps/altcp_tls/altcp_tls_mbedtls.c
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ altcp_tls_create_config(int is_server, u8_t cert_count, u8_t pkey_count, int hav
   int ret;
   struct altcp_tls_config *conf;
   mbedtls_x509_crt *mem;
+  int authmode = have_ca ? MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED : MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE;
 
   if (TCP_WND < MBEDTLS_SSL_MAX_CONTENT_LEN) {
     LWIP_DEBUGF(ALTCP_MBEDTLS_DEBUG|LWIP_DBG_LEVEL_SERIOUS,
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ altcp_tls_create_config(int is_server, u8_t cert_count, u8_t pkey_count, int hav
     altcp_mbedtls_free_config(conf);
     return NULL;
   }
-  mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf->conf, ALTCP_MBEDTLS_AUTHMODE);
+  mbedtls_ssl_conf_authmode(&conf->conf, authmode);
 
   mbedtls_ssl_conf_rng(&conf->conf, mbedtls_ctr_drbg_random, &altcp_tls_entropy_rng->ctr_drbg);
 #if ALTCP_MBEDTLS_LIB_DEBUG != LWIP_DBG_OFF
diff --git a/src/include/lwip/apps/altcp_tls_mbedtls_opts.h b/src/include/lwip/apps/altcp_tls_mbedtls_opts.h
index e41301c06..71aa59939 100644
--- a/src/include/lwip/apps/altcp_tls_mbedtls_opts.h
+++ b/src/include/lwip/apps/altcp_tls_mbedtls_opts.h
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@
 #define ALTCP_MBEDTLS_SESSION_TICKET_TIMEOUT_SECONDS  (60 * 60 * 24)
 #endif
 
-/** Certificate verification mode: MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_NONE, MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_OPTIONAL (default),
- * MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_REQUIRED (recommended)*/
-#ifndef ALTCP_MBEDTLS_AUTHMODE
-#define ALTCP_MBEDTLS_AUTHMODE                        MBEDTLS_SSL_VERIFY_OPTIONAL
-#endif
-
 #endif /* LWIP_ALTCP */
 
 #endif /* LWIP_HDR_ALTCP_TLS_OPTS_H */