diff --git a/components/esp32/dport_access.c b/components/esp32/dport_access.c
index af6c92e1a..6abc51dbd 100644
--- a/components/esp32/dport_access.c
+++ b/components/esp32/dport_access.c
@@ -194,6 +194,15 @@ void IRAM_ATTR esp_dport_access_int_pause(void)
     portEXIT_CRITICAL_ISR(&g_dport_mux);
 }
 
+//Used in panic code: the enter_critical stuff may be messed up so we just stop everything without checking the mux.
+void IRAM_ATTR esp_dport_access_int_abort(void)
+{
+    dport_core_state[0] = DPORT_CORE_STATE_IDLE;
+#ifndef CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE
+    dport_core_state[1] = DPORT_CORE_STATE_IDLE;
+#endif
+}
+
 void IRAM_ATTR esp_dport_access_int_resume(void)
 {
     portENTER_CRITICAL_ISR(&g_dport_mux);
diff --git a/components/esp32/include/esp_dport_access.h b/components/esp32/include/esp_dport_access.h
index 49e15f697..3acf80688 100644
--- a/components/esp32/include/esp_dport_access.h
+++ b/components/esp32/include/esp_dport_access.h
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ void esp_dport_access_int_init(void);
 void esp_dport_access_int_pause(void);
 void esp_dport_access_int_resume(void);
 
+//This routine does not stop the dport routines in any way that is recoverable. Please
+//only call in case of panic().
+void esp_dport_access_int_abort(void);
+
 #if defined(BOOTLOADER_BUILD) || defined(CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE) || !defined(ESP_PLATFORM)
 #define DPORT_STALL_OTHER_CPU_START()
 #define DPORT_STALL_OTHER_CPU_END()
diff --git a/components/esp32/panic.c b/components/esp32/panic.c
index 940c3f8b4..906e1ee36 100644
--- a/components/esp32/panic.c
+++ b/components/esp32/panic.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void panicHandler(XtExcFrame *frame)
         return;
     }
     haltOtherCore();
-    esp_dport_access_int_pause();
+    esp_dport_access_int_abort();
     panicPutStr("Guru Meditation Error: Core ");
     panicPutDec(core_id);
     panicPutStr(" panic'ed (");
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ void panicHandler(XtExcFrame *frame)
 void xt_unhandled_exception(XtExcFrame *frame)
 {
     haltOtherCore();
-    esp_dport_access_int_pause();
+    esp_dport_access_int_abort();
     if (!abort_called) {
         panicPutStr("Guru Meditation Error of type ");
         int exccause = frame->exccause;