diff --git a/esphome/core/__init__.py b/esphome/core/__init__.py
index ad9844a3bf..88700476bf 100644
--- a/esphome/core/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/core/__init__.py
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ class EsphomeCore:
 
     @property
     def using_esp_idf(self):
-        return self.target_framework == "esp-idf"
+        return self.target_platform == PLATFORM_ESP32
 
     @property
     def using_zephyr(self):