diff --git a/components/freertos/port/esp8266/include/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig.h b/components/freertos/port/esp8266/include/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig.h
index ff723c38..080ce65c 100644
--- a/components/freertos/port/esp8266/include/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig.h
+++ b/components/freertos/port/esp8266/include/freertos/FreeRTOSConfig.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 #define configTIMER_TASK_PRIORITY ( tskIDLE_PRIORITY + 2 )
 #define configTIMER_QUEUE_LENGTH (10)
 #define configTIMER_TASK_STACK_DEPTH  ( ( unsigned short ) CONFIG_FREERTOS_TIMER_STACKSIZE )
+#define INCLUDE_xTimerPendFunctionCall 1
 #endif
 
 /* Co-routine definitions. */