diff --git a/components/esp_event/include/esp_event_base.h b/components/esp_event/include/esp_event_base.h
index 0da0a99159..6eb3f31e94 100644
--- a/components/esp_event/include/esp_event_base.h
+++ b/components/esp_event/include/esp_event_base.h
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-#ifndef ESP_EVENT_BASE_H_
-#define ESP_EVENT_BASE_H_
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -31,5 +32,3 @@ typedef void*        esp_event_handler_instance_t; /**< context identifying an i
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
-
-#endif // #ifndef ESP_EVENT_BASE_H_
diff --git a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
index b18d7b8849..977da40289 100644
--- a/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/check_public_headers_exceptions.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_crypto_types.h
 components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_netif.h
 components/esp_wifi/include/smartconfig_ack.h
 components/esp_wifi/include/esp_wifi_default.h
-components/esp_event/include/esp_event_base.h
+components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_sta_list.h
 components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_defaults.h
 components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_net_stack.h
 components/esp_netif/include/esp_netif_ppp.h