diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index 7755f91ef5..602816149a 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -3893,7 +3893,7 @@ static portTASK_FUNCTION( prvIdleTask, pvParameters )
 	const UBaseType_t uxNonApplicationTasks = 1;
 	eSleepModeStatus eReturn = eStandardSleep;
 
-		taskEXIT_CRITICAL(&xTaskQueueMutex);
+		taskENTER_CRITICAL(&xTaskQueueMutex);
 		if( listCURRENT_LIST_LENGTH( &xPendingReadyList[xPortGetCoreID()] ) != 0 )
 		{
 			/* A task was made ready while the scheduler was suspended. */