diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 56dd2537b..e775c61f5 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ lib_deps =
   bitbank2/AnimatedGIF@^1.4.7
   https://github.com/Aircoookie/GifDecoder#bc3af18
 build_flags =
+  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -D WLED_ENABLE_GIF
 
 [esp32]
@@ -254,7 +255,6 @@ build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
 build_flags = -g
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
   #-DCONFIG_LITTLEFS_FOR_IDF_3_2
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   #use LITTLEFS library by lorol in ESP32 core 1.x.x instead of built-in in 2.x.x
   -D LOROL_LITTLEFS
   ; -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 ;; this flag is mandatory for "classic ESP32" when building with arduino-esp32 >=2.0.3
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ build_unflags = ${common.build_unflags}
 build_flags = -g
   -Wshadow=compatible-local ;; emit warning in case a local variable "shadows" another local one
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32 -DESP32
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -DARDUINO_USB_CDC_ON_BOOT=0 ;; this flag is mandatory for "classic ESP32" when building with arduino-esp32 >=2.0.3
   ${esp32_all_variants.build_flags}
   -D WLED_ENABLE_DMX_INPUT
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ build_flags = -g
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32S2
   -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2=1
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_USB_DFU_ON_BOOT=0
   -DCO
   -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=0 ;; this flag is mandatory for ESP32-S2 !
@@ -327,7 +325,6 @@ build_flags = -g
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32C3
   -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3=1
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -DCO
   -DARDUINO_USB_MODE=1 ;; this flag is mandatory for ESP32-C3
   ;; please make sure that the following flags are properly set (to 0 or 1) by your board.json, or included in your custom platformio_override.ini entry:
@@ -348,7 +345,6 @@ build_flags = -g
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
   -DARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32S3
   -DCONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3=1
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -DARDUINO_USB_MSC_ON_BOOT=0 -DARDUINO_DFU_ON_BOOT=0
   -DCO
   ;; please make sure that the following flags are properly set (to 0 or 1) by your board.json, or included in your custom platformio_override.ini entry:
@@ -646,7 +642,6 @@ build_flags = ${common.build_flags} ${esp32s2.build_flags} -D WLED_RELEASE_NAME=
   -DBOARD_HAS_PSRAM
   -DLOLIN_WIFI_FIX ; seems to work much better with this
   -D WLED_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT=0
-  -D CONFIG_ASYNC_TCP_USE_WDT=0
   -D DATA_PINS=16
   -D HW_PIN_SCL=35
   -D HW_PIN_SDA=33