diff --git a/wled00/file.cpp b/wled00/file.cpp
index 6aa82fab..88e2d938 100644
--- a/wled00/file.cpp
+++ b/wled00/file.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void closeFile() {
   if (!f) {doCloseFile = false; return;} // WLEDMM only do all this hick-hack when f is an open file
 
   bool oldLock = suspendStripService;
-  #if !defined(WLEDMM_NO_FILEWAIT) // not necessary if we have the flicker-free RMTHI driver
+  #if defined(WLEDMM_FILEWAIT) // only wait if we don't have the flicker-free RMTHI driver
   unsigned long t_wait = millis();
   if (strip.isUpdating()) suspendStripService = true;             // WLEDMM schedule short pause to prevent LEDs glitching during flash write
   while(strip.isUpdating() && (millis() - t_wait < 72)) delay(1); // WLEDMM try to catch a moment when strip is idle
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ bool handleFileRead(AsyncWebServerRequest* request, String path){
   #endif
 
   // wait for strip to finish updating, accessing FS during sendout causes glitches
-  #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && !defined(WLEDMM_NO_FILEWAIT) // not necessary if we have the flicker-free RMTHI driver
+  #if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) && defined(WLEDMM_FILEWAIT)  // only wait if we don't have the flicker-free RMTHI driver
   unsigned wait_start = millis();
   while (strip.isUpdating() && (millis() - wait_start < 40)) delay(1); // wait max 40ms
   #endif
diff --git a/wled00/wled.h b/wled00/wled.h
index 7e93713b..72d66908 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.h
+++ b/wled00/wled.h
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@
 
 
 // WLEDMM: Do we have the flicker-free RMTHI driver?
-#if defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32)
-#if !defined(WLED_USE_SHARED_RMT) && !defined(__riscv) && (ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR >= 4)
-#define WLEDMM_NO_FILEWAIT 1
+#if !defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32) || (defined(WLED_USE_SHARED_RMT) || defined(__riscv) || (ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR < 4))
+#ifndef WLEDMM_FILEWAIT
+#define WLEDMM_FILEWAIT 1 // wait for LEDs output completion before file reading/writing
 #endif
 #endif