diff --git a/src/crypto/BUILD.gn b/src/crypto/BUILD.gn
index 718091d655f95f..2135257fd23cd8 100644
--- a/src/crypto/BUILD.gn
+++ b/src/crypto/BUILD.gn
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ static_library("crypto") {
   public_configs = []
   if (chip_crypto == "mbedtls") {
     sources += [ "CHIPCryptoPALmbedTLS.cpp" ]
-    public_deps += [ "${mbedtls_root}:mbedtls" ]
+
+    # ESP32 has its own mbedTLS
+    if (target_cpu != "esp32") {
+       public_deps += [ "${mbedtls_root}:mbedtls" ]
+    }
   } else if (chip_crypto == "openssl") {
     sources += [ "CHIPCryptoPALOpenSSL.cpp" ]
     public_configs += [ ":openssl_config" ]