diff --git a/components/base_nodemcu/include/nodemcu_esp_event.h b/components/base_nodemcu/include/nodemcu_esp_event.h
index d860e597..2a2f2184 100644
--- a/components/base_nodemcu/include/nodemcu_esp_event.h
+++ b/components/base_nodemcu/include/nodemcu_esp_event.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ typedef struct {
   nodemcu_esp_event_cb callback;
 } nodemcu_esp_event_reg_t;
 
-extern nodemcu_esp_event_reg_t *esp_event_cb_table;
+extern nodemcu_esp_event_reg_t esp_event_cb_table;
 
 #define NODEMCU_ESP_EVENT(evcode, func) \
   static const LOCK_IN_SECTION(".esp_event_cb_table") \
diff --git a/components/base_nodemcu/user_main.c b/components/base_nodemcu/user_main.c
index 0549ba32..50fd910f 100644
--- a/components/base_nodemcu/user_main.c
+++ b/components/base_nodemcu/user_main.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void handle_esp_event (task_param_t param, task_prio_t prio)
       NODE_ERR("default event handler failed for %d", evt.event_id);
 
     nodemcu_esp_event_reg_t *evregs;
-    for (evregs = esp_event_cb_table; evregs->callback; ++evregs)
+    for (evregs = &esp_event_cb_table; evregs->callback; ++evregs)
     {
       if (evregs->event_id == evt.event_id)
         evregs->callback (&evt);