diff --git a/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/ssp_config.h b/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/ssp_config.h
index d5babd02b..7f6e9b941 100644
--- a/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/ssp_config.h
+++ b/core/iwasm/libraries/libc-wasi/sandboxed-system-primitives/src/ssp_config.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(__EMSCRIPTEN__) \
-    && !defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
+    && !defined(ESP_PLATFORM) && !defined(DISABLE_CLOCK_NANOSLEEP)
 #define CONFIG_HAS_CLOCK_NANOSLEEP 1
 #else
 #define CONFIG_HAS_CLOCK_NANOSLEEP 0