diff --git a/components/mdns/mdns.c b/components/mdns/mdns.c
index 903cc02b4c..b089a1f305 100644
--- a/components/mdns/mdns.c
+++ b/components/mdns/mdns.c
@@ -5465,7 +5465,7 @@ static esp_err_t _mdns_stop_timer(void)
 static esp_err_t _mdns_service_task_start(void)
 {
     if (!_mdns_service_semaphore) {
-        _mdns_service_semaphore = xSemaphoreCreateMutex();
+        _mdns_service_semaphore = xSemaphoreCreateRecursiveMutex();
         if (!_mdns_service_semaphore) {
             return ESP_FAIL;
         }
diff --git a/components/mdns/private_include/mdns_private.h b/components/mdns/private_include/mdns_private.h
index ce4c96b631..4424416322 100644
--- a/components/mdns/private_include/mdns_private.h
+++ b/components/mdns/private_include/mdns_private.h
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@
 
 #define MDNS_TIMER_PERIOD_US        (CONFIG_MDNS_TIMER_PERIOD_MS*1000)
 
-#define MDNS_SERVICE_LOCK()     xSemaphoreTake(_mdns_service_semaphore, portMAX_DELAY)
-#define MDNS_SERVICE_UNLOCK()   xSemaphoreGive(_mdns_service_semaphore)
+#define MDNS_SERVICE_LOCK()     xSemaphoreTakeRecursive(_mdns_service_semaphore, portMAX_DELAY)
+#define MDNS_SERVICE_UNLOCK()   xSemaphoreGiveRecursive(_mdns_service_semaphore)
 
 #define queueToEnd(type, queue, item)       \
     if (!queue) {                           \