diff --git a/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp b/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
index 0bab0fd58..ae05e2752 100644
--- a/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Wire/src/Wire.cpp
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
             }
         } else {
             if(sda==-1) {
+#ifdef WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED
+                sdaPin = SDA1;
+#else
                 log_e("no Default SDA Pin for Second Peripheral");
                 return false; //no Default pin for Second Peripheral
+#endif
             } else {
                 sdaPin = sda;    // reuse prior pin
             }
@@ -94,8 +98,12 @@ bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
             }
         } else {
             if(scl == -1) {
+#ifdef WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED
+                sclPin = SCL1;
+#else
                 log_e("no Default SCL Pin for Second Peripheral");
                 return false; //no Default pin for Second Peripheral
+#endif
             } else {
                 sclPin = scl;    // reuse prior pin
             }
diff --git a/variants/Microduino-esp32/pins_arduino.h b/variants/Microduino-esp32/pins_arduino.h
index 368be4ad1..034bd6173 100644
--- a/variants/Microduino-esp32/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/Microduino-esp32/pins_arduino.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static const uint8_t RX = 3;
 static const uint8_t SDA = 22;//23;
 static const uint8_t SCL = 21;//19;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 12;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 13;
 
diff --git a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32/pins_arduino.h b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32/pins_arduino.h
index cfd3af3a1..a72310676 100644
--- a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32/pins_arduino.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ static const uint8_t RX = 7;
 static const uint8_t SDA = 4;
 static const uint8_t SCL = 33;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 22;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 19;
 
diff --git a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s2/pins_arduino.h b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s2/pins_arduino.h
index d2ebca325..4c9c15247 100644
--- a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s2/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s2/pins_arduino.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 static const uint8_t SDA = 7;
 static const uint8_t SCL = 6;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 41;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 40;
 
diff --git a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/pins_arduino.h b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/pins_arduino.h
index 86e893129..22336df4a 100644
--- a/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/adafruit_qtpy_esp32s3_nopsram/pins_arduino.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static const uint8_t RX = 16;
 static const uint8_t SDA = 7;
 static const uint8_t SCL = 6;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 41;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 40;
 
diff --git a/variants/esp32micromod/pins_arduino.h b/variants/esp32micromod/pins_arduino.h
index 80dd6ee54..abf2735e4 100755
--- a/variants/esp32micromod/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/esp32micromod/pins_arduino.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ static const uint8_t SDA = 21;
 static const uint8_t SCL = 22;
 static const uint8_t I2C_INT = 4;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 26;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 25;
 
diff --git a/variants/openkb/pins_arduino.h b/variants/openkb/pins_arduino.h
index d16409617..4928bd495 100644
--- a/variants/openkb/pins_arduino.h
+++ b/variants/openkb/pins_arduino.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static const uint8_t OUTPUT2 = 27;
 static const uint8_t SDA0 = 21;
 static const uint8_t SCL0 = 22;
 
+#define WIRE1_PIN_DEFINED 1             // See Wire.cpp at bool TwoWire::initPins(int sdaPin, int sclPin)
 static const uint8_t SDA1 = 4;
 static const uint8_t SCL1 = 5;