diff --git a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_evr.h b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_evr.h
index 6446648e..2c390b94 100644
--- a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_evr.h
+++ b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_evr.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2013-2026 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+#if defined(_RTE_)
 #include "RTE_Components.h"
+#endif
 
 #if !defined(RTE_Compiler_EventRecorder) && !defined(RTE_CMSIS_View_EventRecorder)
   /* Disable debug events if Event Recorder is not used */
diff --git a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_os2.h b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_os2.h
index 4eec4269..0897d623 100644
--- a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_os2.h
+++ b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Include/freertos_os2.h
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
 
 #if defined(_RTE_)
 #include "RTE_Components.h"             // Component selection
+#elif !defined(CMSIS_device_header)
+#error "CMSIS_device_header must be defined to point to CMSIS device header"
+#endif
+
 #include CMSIS_device_header
 
 /* Configuration and component setup check */
@@ -54,7 +58,6 @@
 #if defined(RTE_RTOS_FreeRTOS_HEAP_5)
   #define USE_FreeRTOS_HEAP_5
 #endif
-#endif /* _RTE_ */
 
 /*
   CMSIS-RTOS2 FreeRTOS image size optimization definitions.
diff --git a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/clib_os.c b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/clib_os.c
index eee8d260..a31662cc 100644
--- a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/clib_os.c
+++ b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/clib_os.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
- * Copyright (c) 2024-2025 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2024-2026 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@
 #include "task.h"                       // ARM.FreeRTOS::RTOS:Core
 #include "semphr.h"                     // ARM.FreeRTOS::RTOS:Core
 
+#include "cmsis_compiler.h"
+
+#if defined(_RTE_)
+#include "RTE_Components.h"
+#endif
+
 /* Event Recorder initialization before entering function "main" */
 #if (defined(__ARMCC_VERSION) && (__ARMCC_VERSION >= 6010050) && !defined(__MICROLIB))
 extern void _platform_post_stackheap_init (void);
diff --git a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/handlers.c b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/handlers.c
index 049094d7..64840ff5 100644
--- a/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/handlers.c
+++ b/CMSIS/RTOS2/FreeRTOS/Source/handlers.c
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
-/******************************************************************************
- * @file     irq_handler.c
- * @brief    CMSIS-FreeRTOS Interrupt Handler
- * @version  9.1.0
- * @date     11 Aug 2017
- *
- * @note
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 Arm Limited. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2017-2018, 2026 Arm Limited and/or its affiliates.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  *
@@ -27,7 +18,12 @@
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
+#if defined(_RTE_)
 #include "RTE_Components.h"
+#elif !defined(CMSIS_device_header)
+#error "CMSIS_device_header must be defined to point to CMSIS device header"
+#endif
+
 #include CMSIS_device_header
 #include "irq_ctrl.h"