diff --git a/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h b/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
index 7ae2ac77b0..712697c80e 100644
--- a/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/ports/stm32/mpconfigport.h
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ static inline mp_uint_t disable_irq(void) {
 #define MICROPY_THREAD_YIELD()
 #endif
 
+// The LwIP interface must run at a raised IRQ priority
+#define MICROPY_PY_LWIP_ENTER   uint32_t irq_state = raise_irq_pri(IRQ_PRI_PENDSV);
+#define MICROPY_PY_LWIP_REENTER irq_state = raise_irq_pri(IRQ_PRI_PENDSV);
+#define MICROPY_PY_LWIP_EXIT    restore_irq_pri(irq_state);
+
 // We need an implementation of the log2 function which is not a macro
 #define MP_NEED_LOG2 (1)