diff --git a/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.cpp b/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.cpp
index c032056d3e..4fb782048b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
 #include "gsm_component.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
 #include <esp_netif.h>
 #include <esp_netif_ppp.h>
-#include <esp_log.h>
 #include <esp_event.h>
 #include <cxx_include/esp_modem_dte.hpp>
 #include <esp_modem_config.h>
diff --git a/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.h b/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.h
index 9b1cbd037f..d403a0385d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.h
+++ b/esphome/components/gsm/gsm_component.h
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/components/network/util.h"
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP32) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
 
-#include <esp_log.h>
+using esphome::esp_log_printf_;  // esp_modem will use esphome logger (needed if other components include
+                                 // esphome/core/log.h)
 #include <cxx_include/esp_modem_api.hpp>
 #include <esp_modem_config.h>
 #include <driver/gpio.h>