diff --git a/src/FreeRTOS.cpp b/src/FreeRTOS.cpp
index ced1616..2cc7a98 100644
--- a/src/FreeRTOS.cpp
+++ b/src/FreeRTOS.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ void FreeRTOS::Semaphore::setName(std::string name) {
  * @param [in] length The amount of storage to allocate for the ring buffer.
  * @param [in] type The type of buffer.  One of RINGBUF_TYPE_NOSPLIT, RINGBUF_TYPE_ALLOWSPLIT, RINGBUF_TYPE_BYTEBUF.
  */
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 0, 0)
+#ifdef ESP_IDF_VERSION //Quick hack to detect if using IDF version that replaced ringbuf_type_t
 Ringbuffer::Ringbuffer(size_t length, RingbufferType_t type) {
 #else
 Ringbuffer::Ringbuffer(size_t length, ringbuf_type_t type) {
diff --git a/src/FreeRTOS.h b/src/FreeRTOS.h
index 40462f4..0787727 100644
--- a/src/FreeRTOS.h
+++ b/src/FreeRTOS.h
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ public:
  */
 class Ringbuffer {
 public:
-#if ESP_IDF_VERSION >= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(4, 0, 0)
+#ifdef ESP_IDF_VERSION //Quick hack to detect if using IDF version that replaced ringbuf_type_t
     Ringbuffer(size_t length, RingbufferType_t type = RINGBUF_TYPE_NOSPLIT);
-#else   
+#else
     Ringbuffer(size_t length, ringbuf_type_t type = RINGBUF_TYPE_NOSPLIT);
 #endif
     ~Ringbuffer();