diff --git a/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.cpp b/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.cpp
index b123d8cb..f26c7006 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.cpp
+++ b/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ HardwareSerial Serial2(2);
 
 HardwareSerial::HardwareSerial(int uart_nr) : _uart_nr(uart_nr), _uart(NULL) {}
 
-void HardwareSerial::begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, bool invert, unsigned long timeout_ms)
+void HardwareSerial::begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, bool invert, unsigned long timeout_ms, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd)
 {
     if(0 > _uart_nr || _uart_nr > 2) {
         log_e("Serial number is invalid, please use 0, 1 or 2");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void HardwareSerial::begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, in
         txPin = TX2;
     }
 #endif
-    _uart = uartBegin(_uart_nr, baud ? baud : 9600, config, rxPin, txPin, 256, invert);
+    _uart = uartBegin(_uart_nr, baud ? baud : 9600, config, rxPin, txPin, 256, invert, rxfifo_full_thrhd);
     _tx_pin = txPin;
     _rx_pin = rxPin;
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void HardwareSerial::begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, in
 
         if(detectedBaudRate) {
             delay(100); // Give some time...
-            _uart = uartBegin(_uart_nr, detectedBaudRate, config, rxPin, txPin, 256, invert);
+            _uart = uartBegin(_uart_nr, detectedBaudRate, config, rxPin, txPin, 256, invert, rxfifo_full_thrhd);
         } else {
             log_e("Could not detect baudrate. Serial data at the port must be present within the timeout for detection to be possible");
             _uart = NULL;
diff --git a/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.h b/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.h
index ec66accf..1ea76917 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.h
+++ b/cores/esp32/HardwareSerial.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class HardwareSerial: public Stream
 public:
     HardwareSerial(int uart_nr);
 
-    void begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config=SERIAL_8N1, int8_t rxPin=-1, int8_t txPin=-1, bool invert=false, unsigned long timeout_ms = 20000UL);
+    void begin(unsigned long baud, uint32_t config=SERIAL_8N1, int8_t rxPin=-1, int8_t txPin=-1, bool invert=false, unsigned long timeout_ms = 20000UL, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd = 112);
     void end();
     void updateBaudRate(unsigned long baud);
     int available(void);
diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-tinyusb.c b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-tinyusb.c
index 008568c7..cf0bf48f 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-tinyusb.c
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-tinyusb.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ typedef struct {
     bool external_phy;
 } tinyusb_config_t;
 
-static TaskHandle_t s_tusb_tskh;
-
 static void configure_pins(usb_hal_context_t *usb)
 {
     for (const usb_iopin_dsc_t *iopin = usb_periph_iopins; iopin->pin != -1; ++iopin) {
@@ -74,7 +72,6 @@ static void configure_pins(usb_hal_context_t *usb)
 
 esp_err_t tinyusb_driver_install(const tinyusb_config_t *config)
 {
-    int res;
     log_i("Driver installation...");
 
     // Hal init
diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
index 1cf8d2a9..4634aa1d 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.c
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ static void ARDUINO_ISR_ATTR _uart_isr(void *arg)
     }
 }
 
-void uartEnableInterrupt(uart_t* uart)
+static void uartEnableInterrupt(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd)
 {
     UART_MUTEX_LOCK();
-    uart->dev->conf1.rxfifo_full_thrhd = 112;
+    uart->dev->conf1.rxfifo_full_thrhd = rxfifo_full_thrhd;
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32
     uart->dev->conf1.rx_tout_thrhd = 2;
 #else
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void uartEnableInterrupt(uart_t* uart)
     UART_MUTEX_UNLOCK();
 }
 
-void uartDisableInterrupt(uart_t* uart)
+static void uartDisableInterrupt(uart_t* uart)
 {
     UART_MUTEX_LOCK();
     uart->dev->conf1.val = 0;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void uartDisableInterrupt(uart_t* uart)
     UART_MUTEX_UNLOCK();
 }
 
-void uartDetachRx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin)
+static void uartDetachRx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin)
 {
     if(uart == NULL) {
         return;
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void uartDetachRx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin)
     uartDisableInterrupt(uart);
 }
 
-void uartDetachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin)
+static void uartDetachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin)
 {
     if(uart == NULL) {
         return;
@@ -179,17 +179,17 @@ void uartDetachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin)
     pinMatrixOutDetach(txPin, false, false);
 }
 
-void uartAttachRx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin, bool inverted)
+static void uartAttachRx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin, bool inverted, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd)
 {
     if(uart == NULL || rxPin >= GPIO_PIN_COUNT) {
         return;
     }
     pinMode(rxPin, INPUT);
-    uartEnableInterrupt(uart);
+    uartEnableInterrupt(uart, rxfifo_full_thrhd);
     pinMatrixInAttach(rxPin, UART_RXD_IDX(uart->num), inverted);
 }
 
-void uartAttachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin, bool inverted)
+static void uartAttachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin, bool inverted)
 {
     if(uart == NULL || txPin >= GPIO_PIN_COUNT) {
         return;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void uartAttachTx(uart_t* uart, uint8_t txPin, bool inverted)
     pinMatrixOutAttach(txPin, UART_TXD_IDX(uart->num), inverted, false);
 }
 
-uart_t* uartBegin(uint8_t uart_nr, uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, uint16_t queueLen, bool inverted)
+uart_t* uartBegin(uint8_t uart_nr, uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, uint16_t queueLen, bool inverted, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd)
 {
     if(uart_nr >= UART_PORTS_NUM) {
         return NULL;
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ uart_t* uartBegin(uint8_t uart_nr, uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t config, int8_t rx
     UART_MUTEX_UNLOCK();
 
     if(rxPin != -1) {
-        uartAttachRx(uart, rxPin, inverted);
+        uartAttachRx(uart, rxPin, inverted, rxfifo_full_thrhd);
     }
 
     if(txPin != -1) {
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ uint32_t uartAvailable(uart_t* uart)
     if(uart == NULL || uart->queue == NULL) {
         return 0;
     }
+#ifdef UART_READ_RX_FIFO
     return (uxQueueMessagesWaiting(uart->queue) + uart->dev->status.rxfifo_cnt) ;
+#else
+    return uxQueueMessagesWaiting(uart->queue);
+#endif
 }
 
 uint32_t uartAvailableForWrite(uart_t* uart)
@@ -333,6 +337,7 @@ uint32_t uartAvailableForWrite(uart_t* uart)
     return 0x7f - uart->dev->status.txfifo_cnt;
 }
 
+#ifdef UART_READ_RX_FIFO
 void uartRxFifoToQueue(uart_t* uart)
 {
 	uint8_t c;
@@ -357,6 +362,7 @@ void uartRxFifoToQueue(uart_t* uart)
 	uart->dev->int_clr.val = 0xffffffff;
     UART_MUTEX_UNLOCK();
 }
+#endif
 
 uint8_t uartRead(uart_t* uart)
 {
@@ -364,10 +370,12 @@ uint8_t uartRead(uart_t* uart)
         return 0;
     }
     uint8_t c;
+#ifdef UART_READ_RX_FIFO
     if ((uxQueueMessagesWaiting(uart->queue) == 0) && (uart->dev->status.rxfifo_cnt > 0))
     {
     	uartRxFifoToQueue(uart);
     }
+#endif
     if(xQueueReceive(uart->queue, &c, 0)) {
         return c;
     }
@@ -380,10 +388,12 @@ uint8_t uartPeek(uart_t* uart)
         return 0;
     }
     uint8_t c;
+#ifdef UART_READ_RX_FIFO
     if ((uxQueueMessagesWaiting(uart->queue) == 0) && (uart->dev->status.rxfifo_cnt > 0))
     {
     	uartRxFifoToQueue(uart);
     }
+#endif
     if(xQueuePeek(uart->queue, &c, 0)) {
         return c;
     }
diff --git a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.h b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.h
index e35f05d4..9e8e7ad0 100644
--- a/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.h
+++ b/cores/esp32/esp32-hal-uart.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern "C" {
 struct uart_struct_t;
 typedef struct uart_struct_t uart_t;
 
-uart_t* uartBegin(uint8_t uart_nr, uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, uint16_t queueLen, bool inverted);
+uart_t* uartBegin(uint8_t uart_nr, uint32_t baudrate, uint32_t config, int8_t rxPin, int8_t txPin, uint16_t queueLen, bool inverted, uint8_t rxfifo_full_thrhd);
 void uartEnd(uart_t* uart, uint8_t rxPin, uint8_t txPin);
 
 uint32_t uartAvailable(uart_t* uart);