diff --git a/components/mdns/mdns.c b/components/mdns/mdns.c
index 82602a8a6ce..9d3224f0b43 100644
--- a/components/mdns/mdns.c
+++ b/components/mdns/mdns.c
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ESP_IDF_VERSION <= ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 1, 0)
-// IDF <= v5.1 does not support enabling/disabling esp-wifi
-#define MDNS_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED 1
+#define MDNS_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED CONFIG_SOC_WIFI_SUPPORTED
 #else
 #define MDNS_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENABLED
 #endif