diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index 7370cb4b44..6b34157b9d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ void EthernetComponent::setup() {
       .intr_flags = 0,
   };
 
-#if defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32C3) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S2) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S3)
+#if defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32C3) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S2) || defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32S3) || \
+    defined(USE_ESP32_VARIANT_ESP32C6)
   auto host = SPI2_HOST;
 #else
   auto host = SPI3_HOST;