diff --git a/esphome/components/epdiy/display.py b/esphome/components/epdiy/display.py
index ce14c0ed3b..87fc17d38c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/epdiy/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/epdiy/display.py
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
         }
     ).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("60s")),
     cv.has_at_most_one_key(CONF_PAGES, CONF_LAMBDA),
+    cv.only_with_esp_idf,  # When trying to add library via platformio it breaks, using as an idf component works fine
 )
 
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.cpp b/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.cpp
index 5e1b6ac13a..e220941146 100644
--- a/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
 
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ void HOT EPDiyDisplay::draw_pixel_at(int x, int y, Color color) {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::epdiy
 
-#endif  // USE_ESP32
+#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF
diff --git a/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.h b/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.h
index 301516485b..8c6adda15d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.h
+++ b/esphome/components/epdiy/epdiy_display.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP32
+#ifdef USE_ESP_IDF
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
 
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ class EPDiyDisplay : public display::Display {
 
 }  // namespace esphome::epdiy
 
-#endif  // USE_ESP32
+#endif  // USE_ESP_IDF