diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index 0b5cc42957..f885e9c013 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static void prvAddNewTaskToReadyList( TCB_t *pxNewTCB, TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode
 */
 void taskYIELD_OTHER_CORE( BaseType_t xCoreID, UBaseType_t uxPriority )
 {
-	TCB_t *curTCB = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
+	TCB_t *curTCB = pxCurrentTCB[xCoreID];
 	BaseType_t i;
 
 	if (xCoreID != tskNO_AFFINITY) {