diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/sdkconfig.rename b/components/esp_https_ota/sdkconfig.rename
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e3daa2f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/sdkconfig.rename
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# sdkconfig replacement configurations for deprecated options formatted as
+# CONFIG_DEPRECATED_OPTION CONFIG_NEW_OPTION
+
+CONFIG_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP                               CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP
diff --git a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
index 68123ce20f..027abd438d 100644
--- a/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
+++ b/components/esp_https_ota/src/esp_https_ota.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ esp_err_t esp_https_ota_begin(esp_https_ota_config_t *ota_config, esp_https_ota_
     }
 
     if (!is_server_verification_enabled(ota_config)) {
-#if CONFIG_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP
-        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Continuing with insecure option because CONFIG_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP is set.");
+#if CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP
+        ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Continuing with insecure option because CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP is set.");
 #else
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "No option for server verification is enabled in esp_http_client config.");
         *handle = NULL;
diff --git a/examples/system/ota/README.md b/examples/system/ota/README.md
index 9704c8558f..5e8c8ab644 100644
--- a/examples/system/ota/README.md
+++ b/examples/system/ota/README.md
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ Running a local https server might be tricky in some cases (due to self signed c
 * Run a plain HTTP server to test the connection. (Note that using a plain http is **not secure** and should only be used for testing)
     - Execute `python -m http.server 8070` in the directory with the firmware image
     - Use http://<host-ip>:8070/<firmware-name> as the firmware upgrade URL
-    - Enable *Allow HTTP for OTA* (`CONFIG_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP`) in `Component config -> ESP HTTPS OTA` so the URI without TLS is accepted
+    - Enable *Allow HTTP for OTA* (`CONFIG_ESP_HTTPS_OTA_ALLOW_HTTP`) in `Component config -> ESP HTTPS OTA` so the URI without TLS is accepted
 * Start the https server using [example_test](simple_ota_example/example_test.py) with two or more parameters: `example_test.py <BIN_DIR> <PORT> [CERT_DIR]`, where:
     - `<BIN_DIR>` is a directory containing the image and by default also the certificate and key files:`ca_cert.pem` and `ca_key.pem`
     - `<PORT>` is the server's port, here `8070`