diff --git a/cpu/esp8266/vendor/esp-idf/esp8266/source/esp_wifi_os_adapter.c b/cpu/esp8266/vendor/esp-idf/esp8266/source/esp_wifi_os_adapter.c
index 35eb8f150e..aeee1ef443 100644
--- a/cpu/esp8266/vendor/esp-idf/esp8266/source/esp_wifi_os_adapter.c
+++ b/cpu/esp8266/vendor/esp-idf/esp8266/source/esp_wifi_os_adapter.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 extern void vPortYield(void);
 extern void vPortYieldFromInt(void);
-#define portYIELD vPortYield
 void  thread_yield_higher(void);
 
 #endif /* RIOT_VERSION */
diff --git a/cpu/esp_common/include/freertos/portmacro.h b/cpu/esp_common/include/freertos/portmacro.h
index 0c73219994..cfa036ab3b 100644
--- a/cpu/esp_common/include/freertos/portmacro.h
+++ b/cpu/esp_common/include/freertos/portmacro.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define portMUX_INITIALIZE              mutex_init
 #define portMUX_INITIALIZER_UNLOCKED    MUTEX_INIT
 
+#define portYIELD                       thread_yield_higher
 #define portYIELD_FROM_ISR              thread_yield_higher
 
 #define portENTER_CRITICAL              vTaskEnterCritical
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define portNUM_PROCESSORS              1
 #define xPortGetCoreID()                PRO_CPU_NUM
+#define vPortYield                      portYIELD
 
 #endif /* defined(CPU_FAM_ESP32) || defined(CPU_FAM_ESP32S3) */