diff --git a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
index 793ebdec42..90ae342c53 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ethernet/ethernet_component.cpp
@@ -644,6 +644,12 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_connect_params_() {
     dns_ip2 = dns_getserver(1);
   }
 
+  // Use stack buffers for IP address formatting to avoid heap allocations
+  char ip_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char subnet_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char gateway_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char dns1_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
+  char dns2_buf[network::IP_ADDRESS_BUFFER_SIZE];
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG,
                 "  IP Address: %s\n"
                 "  Hostname: '%s'\n"
@@ -651,9 +657,9 @@ void EthernetComponent::dump_connect_params_() {
                 "  Gateway: %s\n"
                 "  DNS1: %s\n"
                 "  DNS2: %s",
-                network::IPAddress(&ip.ip).str().c_str(), App.get_name().c_str(),
-                network::IPAddress(&ip.netmask).str().c_str(), network::IPAddress(&ip.gw).str().c_str(),
-                network::IPAddress(dns_ip1).str().c_str(), network::IPAddress(dns_ip2).str().c_str());
+                network::IPAddress(&ip.ip).str_to(ip_buf), App.get_name().c_str(),
+                network::IPAddress(&ip.netmask).str_to(subnet_buf), network::IPAddress(&ip.gw).str_to(gateway_buf),
+                network::IPAddress(dns_ip1).str_to(dns1_buf), network::IPAddress(dns_ip2).str_to(dns2_buf));
 
 #if USE_NETWORK_IPV6
   struct esp_ip6_addr if_ip6s[CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6_NUM_ADDRESSES];