diff --git a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
index 9e7f37126e3b..4aa01d0d33e3 100644
--- a/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
+++ b/examples/paho-mqtt/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ WIFI_PASS ?= "Your_secure_password"
 # Optionally include remoteDNS support. This includes resolution of names at an
 # upstream DNS server and the handling of RDNSS options in Router Advertisements
 # to auto-configure that upstream DNS server.
-# USEMODULE += sock_dns              # include DNS client
-# USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_dns     # include RDNSS option handling
+USEMODULE += sock_dns              # include DNS client
+USEMODULE += gnrc_ipv6_nib_dns     # include RDNSS option handling
 
 ifneq (,$(DEFAULT_MQTT_CLIENT_ID))
   CFLAGS += -DDEFAULT_MQTT_CLIENT_ID=\"$(DEFAULT_MQTT_CLIENT_ID)\"