diff --git a/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h b/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
index a2cef32546..9135b76f01 100644
--- a/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
+++ b/components/freertos/include/freertos/task.h
@@ -3346,7 +3346,7 @@ BaseType_t xTaskRemoveFromUnorderedEventList( ListItem_t * pxEventListItem,
  * Sets the pointer to the current TCB to the TCB of the highest priority task
  * that is ready to run.
  */
-void vTaskSwitchContext( void ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;
+portDONT_DISCARD void vTaskSwitchContext( void ) PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION;
 
 /*
  * THESE FUNCTIONS MUST NOT BE USED FROM APPLICATION CODE.  THEY ARE USED BY
diff --git a/tools/mocks/freertos/mock/mock_config.yaml b/tools/mocks/freertos/mock/mock_config.yaml
index a8027fe42f..dad1a6e2a4 100644
--- a/tools/mocks/freertos/mock/mock_config.yaml
+++ b/tools/mocks/freertos/mock/mock_config.yaml
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@
               # following function is disabled by configTHREAD_LOCAL_STORAGE_DELETE_CALLBACKS
             - '(?:vTaskSetThreadLocalStoragePointerAndDelCallback\s*\([\s\w\*_,]*\))'
             - PRIVILEGED_FUNCTION
+            - portDONT_DISCARD