diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/port/Espressif/esp_sdk_mem_lib.c b/wolfcrypt/src/port/Espressif/esp_sdk_mem_lib.c
index b04b6c1013..8c5cd37082 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/port/Espressif/esp_sdk_mem_lib.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/port/Espressif/esp_sdk_mem_lib.c
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
     CFLAGS +=-DWOLFSSL_USER_SETTINGS"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
+    #ifdef PLATFORMIO
+        #include <freertos/semphr.h>
+    #else
+        #include "semphr.h"
+    #endif
+#endif
+
 /* Espressif */
 #include "sdkconfig.h" /* programmatically generated from sdkconfig */
 #include <esp_log.h>
@@ -257,9 +265,6 @@ esp_err_t esp_sdk_mem_lib_init(void)
     ESP_LOGI(TAG, "esp_sdk_mem_lib_init Ver %d", ESP_SDK_MEM_LIB_VERSION);
     return ret;
 }
-    #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
-        #include "semphr.h"
-    #endif
 
 void* wc_debug_pvPortMalloc(size_t size,
                            const char* file, int line, const char* fname) {
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index e2be024b8b..35d7c09bb4 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -1116,7 +1116,11 @@ extern void uITRON4_free(void *p) ;
     #endif
 
     #ifndef SINGLE_THREADED
-        #include "semphr.h"
+        #ifdef PLATFORMIO
+            #include <freertos/semphr.h>
+        #else
+            #include "semphr.h"
+        #endif
     #endif
 #endif