diff --git a/examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c b/examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c
index 2e0caeb702..4645c61f3a 100644
--- a/examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c
+++ b/examples/gcoap/gcoap_cli.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static size_t _send(uint8_t *buf, size_t len, char *addr_str, char *port_str)
         return 0;
     }
 
-    bytes_sent = gcoap_req_send2(buf, len, &remote, _resp_handler);
+    bytes_sent = gcoap_req_send(buf, len, &remote, _resp_handler);
     if (bytes_sent > 0) {
         req_count++;
     }