diff --git a/esphome/core/progmem.h b/esphome/core/progmem.h
index 67131fd11..f9508945e 100644
--- a/esphome/core/progmem.h
+++ b/esphome/core/progmem.h
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #pragma once
 
 // Platform-agnostic macros for PROGMEM string handling
-// On ESP32 (both Arduino and IDF): Use plain strings (no PROGMEM)
 // On ESP8266/Arduino: Use Arduino's F() macro for PROGMEM strings
+// On other platforms: Use plain strings (no PROGMEM)
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
-#define ESPHOME_F(string_literal) (string_literal)
-#define ESPHOME_PGM_P const char *
-#define ESPHOME_strncpy_P strncpy
-#else
-// ESP8266 and other Arduino platforms use Arduino macros
+#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+// ESP8266 uses Arduino macros
 #define ESPHOME_F(string_literal) F(string_literal)
 #define ESPHOME_PGM_P PGM_P
 #define ESPHOME_strncpy_P strncpy_P
+#else
+#define ESPHOME_F(string_literal) (string_literal)
+#define ESPHOME_PGM_P const char *
+#define ESPHOME_strncpy_P strncpy
 #endif