diff --git a/src/hm/hmRadio.h b/src/hm/hmRadio.h
index ee5d7ec6..c2975c48 100644
--- a/src/hm/hmRadio.h
+++ b/src/hm/hmRadio.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class HmRadio : public Radio {
         void setup(bool *serialDebug, bool *privacyMode, bool *printWholeTrace, uint8_t irq = IRQ_PIN, uint8_t ce = CE_PIN, uint8_t cs = CS_PIN, uint8_t sclk = SCLK_PIN, uint8_t mosi = MOSI_PIN, uint8_t miso = MISO_PIN) {
             DPRINTLN(DBG_VERBOSE, F("hmRadio.h:setup"));
             #if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
-            mNrfHal->init(mosi, miso, sclk, cs, ce);
-            mNrf24 = new RF24(mNrfHal);
+            mNrfHal.init(mosi, miso, sclk, cs, ce);
+            mNrf24 = new RF24(&mNrfHal);
             #else
             mNrf24 = new RF24(CE_PIN, CS_PIN, SPI_SPEED);
             #endif
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ class HmRadio : public Radio {
         SPIClass* mSpi;
         RF24 *mNrf24;
         #if defined(CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3)
-        nrfHal *mNrfHal;
+        nrfHal mNrfHal;
         #endif
         Inverter<> *mLastIv = NULL;
 };