diff --git a/components/freertos/tasks.c b/components/freertos/tasks.c
index 5290168542..1d07e6c8e1 100644
--- a/components/freertos/tasks.c
+++ b/components/freertos/tasks.c
@@ -645,10 +645,11 @@ static void prvAddNewTaskToReadyList( TCB_t *pxNewTCB, TaskFunction_t pxTaskCode
 */
 void taskYIELD_OTHER_CORE( BaseType_t xCoreID, UBaseType_t uxPriority )
 {
-	TCB_t *curTCB = pxCurrentTCB[xCoreID];
+	TCB_t *curTCB;
 	BaseType_t i;
 
 	if (xCoreID != tskNO_AFFINITY) {
+		curTCB = pxCurrentTCB[xCoreID];
 		if ( curTCB->uxPriority < uxPriority ) {	// NOLINT(clang-analyzer-core.NullDereference) IDF-685
 			vPortYieldOtherCore( xCoreID );
 		}