diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
index d9af377d6f..ee6f8690b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/host-test.yml
@@ -105,17 +105,6 @@ test_lwip_dhcps_fuzzer_on_host:
     FUZZER_TEST_DIR: components/lwip/test_afl_host
     FUZZER_PARAMS: MODE=dhcp_server
 
-test_compile_fuzzers:
-  extends: .host_test_template
-  image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/afl-fuzzer-test
-  script:
-    - cd ${IDF_PATH}/components/lwip/test_afl_host
-    - make MODE=dhcp_server
-    - make MODE=dhcp_client
-    - make MODE=dns
-    - cd ${IDF_PATH}/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host
-    - make
-
 test_spiffs_on_host:
   extends: .host_test_template
   script:
diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml b/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
index 403285aece..0a10c6b0df 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/pre_check.yml
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ check_wifi_lib_md5:
     - IDF_TARGET=esp32 $IDF_PATH/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
     - IDF_TARGET=esp32s2 $IDF_PATH/components/esp_wifi/test_md5/test_md5.sh
 
+check_fuzzer_compilation:
+   extends: .pre_check_base_template
+   image: $CI_DOCKER_REGISTRY/afl-fuzzer-test
+   script:
+     - cd ${IDF_PATH}/components/lwip/test_afl_host
+     - make MODE=dhcp_server
+     - make MODE=dhcp_client
+     - make MODE=dns
+     - cd ${IDF_PATH}/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host
+     - make
+
 check_public_headers:
   extends:
     - .pre_check_base_template
diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_compat.h b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_compat.h
index e8a998e29a..7f7383b9f5 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_compat.h
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp32_compat.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 
 #define portMAX_DELAY               0xFFFFFFFF
 #define portTICK_PERIOD_MS          1
+#define ESP_LOGW(a,b)
 #define ESP_LOGD(a,b)
 #define ESP_LOGE(a,b,c)
 #define ESP_LOGV(a,b,c,d)
@@ -60,6 +61,8 @@
 #define __ESP_SYSTEM_H__
 #define INC_TASK_H
 
+#define pdMS_TO_TICKS(a) a
+#define portTICK_RATE_MS 10
 #define xSemaphoreTake(s,d)
 #define xTaskDelete(a)
 #define vTaskDelete(a)             free(a)
diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_attr.h b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_attr.h
index 149f25c002..49bb7515df 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_attr.h
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_attr.h
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@
 #define IRAM_ATTR
 #define FLAG_ATTR(TYPE)
 #define QUEUE_H
+#define __ARCH_CC_H__
 #define __XTENSA_API_H__
 #define SSIZE_MAX INT_MAX
+#define LWIP_HDR_IP6_ADDR_H
+#define LWIP_HDR_IP4_ADDR_H
diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_loopback_mock.c b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_loopback_mock.c
index 57c04b2164..72ada5f9d2 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_loopback_mock.c
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_loopback_mock.c
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
-#include "esp32_compat.h"
 
-// mock the types to decouple from lwip
-typedef void * esp_netif_t;
-typedef enum { DHCP_MOCK } esp_netif_dhcp_status_t;
-typedef tcpip_adapter_ip_info_t esp_netif_ip_info_t;
-typedef ip6_addr_t esp_ip6_addr_t;
+#include "esp32_compat.h"
+#include "esp_netif_lwip_internal.h"
 
 esp_err_t esp_netif_get_ip_info(esp_netif_t *esp_netif, esp_netif_ip_info_t *ip_info)
 {
diff --git a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_objects_mock.c b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_objects_mock.c
index 9d0213082a..1241449924 100644
--- a/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_objects_mock.c
+++ b/components/mdns/test_afl_fuzz_host/esp_netif_objects_mock.c
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #include "esp_netif.h"
 #include "sys/queue.h"
 #include "esp_log.h"
-#include "freertos/FreeRTOS.h"
-#include "freertos/semphr.h"
 #include "esp_netif_private.h"
 #include <string.h>