diff --git a/esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor.cpp
index c3e5221bf7..ad9cf29b6f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/adc/adc_sensor.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace adc {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "adc";
+// 13 bits for S3 / 12 bit for all other esp32 variants
+// create a const to avoid the repated cast to enum
+#ifdef USE_ESP32
+static const adc_bits_width_t ADC_WIDTH_MAX_SOC_BITS = static_cast<adc_bits_width_t>(ADC_WIDTH_MAX - 1);
+#endif
 
 void ADCSensor::setup() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up ADC '%s'...", this->get_name().c_str());
@@ -23,14 +28,14 @@ void ADCSensor::setup() {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
-  adc1_config_width(ADC_WIDTH_BIT_12);
+  adc1_config_width(ADC_WIDTH_MAX_SOC_BITS);
   if (!autorange_) {
     adc1_config_channel_atten(channel_, attenuation_);
   }
 
   // load characteristics for each attenuation
   for (int i = 0; i < (int) ADC_ATTEN_MAX; i++) {
-    auto cal_value = esp_adc_cal_characterize(ADC_UNIT_1, (adc_atten_t) i, ADC_WIDTH_BIT_12,
+    auto cal_value = esp_adc_cal_characterize(ADC_UNIT_1, (adc_atten_t) i, ADC_WIDTH_MAX_SOC_BITS,
                                               1100,  // default vref
                                               &cal_characteristics_[i]);
     switch (cal_value) {