diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c b/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
index 277f82d5df..a2539da92e 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/esp_memory_utils.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ bool esp_ptr_byte_accessible(const void *p)
     bool r;
     r = (ip >= SOC_BYTE_ACCESSIBLE_LOW && ip < SOC_BYTE_ACCESSIBLE_HIGH);
 #if SOC_MEM_TCM_SUPPORTED
-    r |= (ip >= SOC_TCM_LOW && ip < SOC_TCM_HIGH);
+    r |= esp_ptr_in_tcm(p);
 #endif
 #if CONFIG_ESP_SYSTEM_ALLOW_RTC_FAST_MEM_AS_HEAP
     /* For ESP32 case, RTC fast memory is accessible to PRO cpu only and hence
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_memory_utils.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_memory_utils.h
index 7b5f423a19..0379c76a84 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_memory_utils.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_memory_utils.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ inline static bool esp_ptr_internal(const void *p) {
     r = ((intptr_t)p >= SOC_MEM_INTERNAL_LOW && (intptr_t)p < SOC_MEM_INTERNAL_HIGH);
 
 #if SOC_MEM_TCM_SUPPORTED
-    r |= ((intptr_t)p >= SOC_TCM_LOW && (intptr_t)p < SOC_TCM_HIGH);
+    r |= esp_ptr_in_tcm(p);
 #endif
 
 #if SOC_RTC_SLOW_MEM_SUPPORTED