diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 985566972..ccbf69f71 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license = "Apache-2.0"
 release = false
 
 [features]
-default = ["openssl-tls", "kubederive", "ws", "latest", "runtime", "refresh"]
+default = ["rustls-tls", "kubederive", "ws", "latest", "runtime", "refresh"]
 kubederive = ["kube/derive"]
 openssl-tls = ["kube/client", "kube/openssl-tls"]
 rustls-tls = ["kube/client", "kube/rustls-tls"]
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 9a778cc6a..c5bc3f7eb 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ cargo run --example crd_reflector
 
 The `crd_reflector` will just await changes. You can run `kubectl apply -f crd-baz.yaml`, or `kubectl delete -f crd-baz.yaml -n default`, or `kubectl edit foos baz -n default` to verify that the events are being picked up.
 
-## rustls
-Disable default features and enable `rustls-tls`:
+## openssl
+Disable default features and enable `openssl-tls`:
 
 ```sh
-cargo run --example pod_watcher --no-default-features --features=rustls-tls,latest,runtime
+cargo run --example pod_watcher --no-default-features --features=openssl-tls,latest,runtime
 ```