diff --git a/doc/sources/tutorial-client.rst b/doc/sources/tutorial-client.rst
index 2262f675..46fc34b6 100644
--- a/doc/sources/tutorial-client.rst
+++ b/doc/sources/tutorial-client.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ remote server. It's defined as::
       bev = bufferevent_openssl_socket_new(
           evbase, -1, ssl, BUFFEREVENT_SSL_CONNECTING,
           BEV_OPT_DEFER_CALLBACKS | BEV_OPT_CLOSE_ON_FREE);
+      bufferevent_enable(bev, EV_READ | EV_WRITE);
       bufferevent_setcb(bev, readcb, writecb, eventcb, session_data);
       rv = bufferevent_socket_connect_hostname(bev, session_data->dnsbase,
                                                AF_UNSPEC, host, port);
diff --git a/examples/libevent-client.c b/examples/libevent-client.c
index 862f54c4..bfee21ea 100644
--- a/examples/libevent-client.c
+++ b/examples/libevent-client.c
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ static void initiate_connection(struct event_base *evbase, SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx,
   bev = bufferevent_openssl_socket_new(
       evbase, -1, ssl, BUFFEREVENT_SSL_CONNECTING,
       BEV_OPT_DEFER_CALLBACKS | BEV_OPT_CLOSE_ON_FREE);
+  bufferevent_enable(bev, EV_READ | EV_WRITE);
   bufferevent_setcb(bev, readcb, writecb, eventcb, session_data);
   rv = bufferevent_socket_connect_hostname(bev, session_data->dnsbase,
                                            AF_UNSPEC, host, port);
diff --git a/examples/libevent-server.c b/examples/libevent-server.c
index b7945a0f..403d2dd4 100644
--- a/examples/libevent-server.c
+++ b/examples/libevent-server.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ static http2_session_data *create_http2_session_data(app_context *app_ctx,
   session_data->bev = bufferevent_openssl_socket_new(
       app_ctx->evbase, fd, ssl, BUFFEREVENT_SSL_ACCEPTING,
       BEV_OPT_CLOSE_ON_FREE | BEV_OPT_DEFER_CALLBACKS);
+  bufferevent_enable(session_data->bev, EV_READ | EV_WRITE);
   rv = getnameinfo(addr, (socklen_t)addrlen, host, sizeof(host), NULL, 0,
                    NI_NUMERICHOST);
   if (rv != 0) {