diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp
index 78767ed136..f645d8d068 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_host.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 namespace esphome {
 namespace mdns {
 
-void MDNSComponent::setup() { this->compile_records_(); }
+void MDNSComponent::setup() {
+  // Host platform doesn't have actual mDNS implementation
+}
 
 void MDNSComponent::on_shutdown() {}