diff --git a/cores/rp2040/RP2040Support.h b/cores/rp2040/RP2040Support.h
index 5e9427b40..021b37e48 100644
--- a/cores/rp2040/RP2040Support.h
+++ b/cores/rp2040/RP2040Support.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ class _MFIFO {
             return;
         }
         mutex_init(&_idleMutex);
+        _queue = (queue_t *)calloc(2, sizeof(queue_t));
         queue_init(&_queue[0], sizeof(uint32_t), FIFOCNT);
         queue_init(&_queue[1], sizeof(uint32_t), FIFOCNT);
         _multicore = true;
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class _MFIFO {
 
     bool _multicore = false;
     mutex_t _idleMutex;
-    queue_t _queue[2];
+    queue_t *_queue; // Only allocated as [2] if multicore
     static constexpr uint32_t _GOTOSLEEP = 0xC0DED02E;
 };