diff --git a/ide/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_echoserver/main/include/echoserver.h b/ide/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_echoserver/main/include/echoserver.h
index 2e0eb6e2e..ac7e17cf2 100644
--- a/ide/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_echoserver/main/include/echoserver.h
+++ b/ide/Espressif/ESP-IDF/examples/wolfssl_echoserver/main/include/echoserver.h
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@
 #define _WOLFSSH_EXAMPLES_ECHOSERVER_H_
 
 #include <types.h>
-#define WOLFSSH_THREAD
+
+#ifndef WOLFSSH_THREAD
+    #define WOLFSSH_THREAD
+#endif
+
 THREAD_RETURN WOLFSSH_THREAD echoserver_test(void* args);
 int wolfSSH_Echoserver(int argc, char** argv);