diff --git a/DHT.h b/DHT.h
index 400162d..2a3dccf 100644
--- a/DHT.h
+++ b/DHT.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class DHT {
 class InterruptLock {
   public:
    InterruptLock() {
+#if defined(ESP8266)
+    yield();
+#endif
 #if !defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_NRF52)  
     noInterrupts();
 #endif
@@ -74,9 +77,11 @@ class InterruptLock {
    ~InterruptLock() {
 #if !defined(ARDUINO_ARCH_NRF52)  
     interrupts();
+#endif
+#if defined(ESP8266)
+    yield();
 #endif
    }
-
 };
 
 #endif