diff --git a/examples/rest-example/Makefile b/examples/rest-example/Makefile
index acc3618ec..8147c2478 100644
--- a/examples/rest-example/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rest-example/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+all: rest-example
+
 ifndef TARGET
 TARGET=sky
 endif
@@ -9,14 +11,14 @@ UIP_CONF_IPV6=1
 
 WITH_COAP = 1
 
-CFLAGS += -DPROJECT_CONF_H=1
+CFLAGS += -DPROJECT_CONF_H=\"project-conf.h\"
 
 ifeq ($(WITH_COAP), 1)
 CFLAGS += -DWITH_COAP
-APPS = rest-coap
+APPS += rest-coap
 else
 CFLAGS += -DWITH_HTTP
-APPS = rest-http
+APPS += rest-http
 endif
 
 include $(CONTIKI)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/examples/rest-example/rest-server-example.c b/examples/rest-example/rest-server-example.c
index b7ae04342..d4d1018a2 100644
--- a/examples/rest-example/rest-server-example.c
+++ b/examples/rest-example/rest-server-example.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "contiki.h"
 #include "contiki-net.h"
 #include "rest.h"