diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
index ffd86afec1..69a6fd3b8a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup() {
   mdns_hostname_set(this->hostname_.c_str());
   mdns_instance_name_set(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
-  for (const auto &service : this->services_) {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < this->services_count_; i++) {
+    const auto &service = this->services_[i];
     std::vector<mdns_txt_item_t> txt_records;
     for (const auto &record : service.txt_records) {
       mdns_txt_item_t it{};
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
index 2c90d57021..9d701fe856 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup() {
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
-  for (const auto &service : this->services_) {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < this->services_count_; i++) {
+    const auto &service = this->services_[i];
     // Strip the leading underscore from the proto and service_type. While it is
     // part of the wire protocol to have an underscore, and for example ESP-IDF
     // expects the underscore to be there, the ESP8266 implementation always adds
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
index 7a41ec9dce..7f3a05e515 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup() {
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
-  for (const auto &service : this->services_) {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < this->services_count_; i++) {
+    const auto &service = this->services_[i];
     // Strip the leading underscore from the proto and service_type. While it is
     // part of the wire protocol to have an underscore, and for example ESP-IDF
     // expects the underscore to be there, the ESP8266 implementation always adds
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
index 95894323f4..395d335ffd 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ void MDNSComponent::setup() {
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
-  for (const auto &service : this->services_) {
+  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < this->services_count_; i++) {
+    const auto &service = this->services_[i];
     // Strip the leading underscore from the proto and service_type. While it is
     // part of the wire protocol to have an underscore, and for example ESP-IDF
     // expects the underscore to be there, the ESP8266 implementation always adds