diff --git a/rtic-macros/CHANGELOG.md b/rtic-macros/CHANGELOG.md
index dd9dceaf04..0f9858365a 100644
--- a/rtic-macros/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/rtic-macros/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ For each category, *Added*, *Changed*, *Fixed* add new entries at the top!
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fix interrupt handlers when targeting esp32c3 and using latest version of esp-hal
+- Do not limit async priority with `NVIC_PRIO_BITS` when targeting esp32c3
 
 ## [v2.1.0] - 2024-02-27
 
diff --git a/rtic-macros/src/codegen/bindings/esp32c3.rs b/rtic-macros/src/codegen/bindings/esp32c3.rs
index 4caaa35f13..9c778f944a 100644
--- a/rtic-macros/src/codegen/bindings/esp32c3.rs
+++ b/rtic-macros/src/codegen/bindings/esp32c3.rs
@@ -211,9 +211,7 @@ mod esp32c3 {
         let max = if let Some(max) = analysis.max_async_prio {
             quote!(#max)
         } else {
-            // No limit
-            let device = &app.args.device;
-            quote!(1 << #device::NVIC_PRIO_BITS)
+            quote!(u8::MAX) // No limit
         };
 
         vec![quote!(