diff --git a/porting/npl/linux/src/os_task.c b/porting/npl/linux/src/os_task.c
index fe6c2df11..b03deb066 100644
--- a/porting/npl/linux/src/os_task.c
+++ b/porting/npl/linux/src/os_task.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+#include <sched.h>
+
 #include "os/os.h"
 #include "nimble/nimble_npl.h"
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ bool ble_npl_os_started(void)
 
 void ble_npl_task_yield(void)
 {
-    pthread_yield();
+    sched_yield();
 }
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus