diff --git a/components/esp8266/driver/gpio.c b/components/esp8266/driver/gpio.c
index a0124f669..d41db6242 100644
--- a/components/esp8266/driver/gpio.c
+++ b/components/esp8266/driver/gpio.c
@@ -334,8 +334,11 @@ esp_err_t gpio_config(const gpio_config_t *gpio_cfg)
             // It should be noted that GPIO0, 2, 4, and 5 need to set the func register to 0,
             // and the other GPIO needs to be set to 3 so that IO can be GPIO function.
             if ((0x1 << io_num) & (GPIO_Pin_0 | GPIO_Pin_2 | GPIO_Pin_4 | GPIO_Pin_5)) {
-                pin_reg.rtc_pin.func_low_bit = 0;
-                pin_reg.rtc_pin.func_high_bit = 0;
+            	/*
+            	 * Fix from https://github.com/espressif/ESP8266_RTOS_SDK/pull/1071
+            	 */
+                pin_reg.func_low_bit = 0;
+                pin_reg.func_high_bit = 0;;
             } else {
                 pin_reg.func_low_bit = 3;
                 pin_reg.func_high_bit = 0;