diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index 0feff510ae..a8da2be63d 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -4035,7 +4035,7 @@ static portTASK_FUNCTION( prvIdleTask, pvParameters )
         const UBaseType_t uxNonApplicationTasks = 1;
         eSleepModeStatus eReturn = eStandardSleep;
 
-        taskEXIT_CRITICAL();
+        taskENTER_CRITICAL();
         if( listCURRENT_LIST_LENGTH( &xPendingReadyList[xPortGetCoreID()] ) != 0 )
         {
             /* A task was made ready while the scheduler was suspended. */