diff --git a/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/include/freertos/projdefs.h b/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/include/freertos/projdefs.h
index ec8022ca0b..1949e6e30b 100644
--- a/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/include/freertos/projdefs.h
+++ b/components/freertos/FreeRTOS-Kernel/include/freertos/projdefs.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef void (* TaskFunction_t)( void * );
 #endif
 #ifdef ESP_PLATFORM
 #ifndef pdTICKS_TO_MS
-    #define pdTICKS_TO_MS( xTicks )   ( ( uint32_t ) ( xTicks ) * 1000 / configTICK_RATE_HZ )
+    #define pdTICKS_TO_MS( xTicks )   ( ( TickType_t ) ( ( uint64_t ) ( xTicks ) * 1000 / configTICK_RATE_HZ ) )
 #endif
 #endif // ESP_PLATFORM