diff --git a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
index fbd91d468..20826e3e1 100644
--- a/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
+++ b/wolfcrypt/src/random.c
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@ int wc_GenerateSeed(OS_Seed* os, byte* output, word32 sz)
     }
 
 #elif defined(WOLFSSL_ESPIDF)
-    #if defined(WOLFSSL_ESPWROOM32) || defined(WOLFSSL_ESPWROOM32SE)
+    #if defined(WOLFSSL_ESPWROOM32) || defined(WOLFSSL_ESPWROOM32SE) || defined(WOLFSSL_ESP8266)
         #include <esp_system.h>
 
         int wc_GenerateSeed(OS_Seed* os, byte* output, word32 sz)
diff --git a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
index 8d4ca1e71..365c269a9 100644
--- a/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
+++ b/wolfssl/wolfcrypt/settings.h
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
 /* Uncomment next line if using Espressif ESP32-WROOM-32SE */
 /* #define WOLFSSL_ESPWROOM32SE */
 
+/* Uncomment next line if using Espressif ESP8266 */
+/* #define WOLFSSL_ESP8266 */
+
 /* Uncomment next line if using ARM CRYPTOCELL*/
 /* #define WOLFSSL_CRYPTOCELL */