diff --git a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp
index c7bba70582..c5d6dd8b2a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_esp_idf.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
+#if ESP_IDF_VERSION < ESP_IDF_VERSION_VAL(5, 3, 0)
+#define SOC_HP_I2C_NUM SOC_I2C_NUM
+#endif
+
 namespace esphome {
 namespace i2c {
 
@@ -17,14 +21,14 @@ void IDFI2CBus::setup() {
   ESP_LOGCONFIG(TAG, "Setting up I2C bus...");
   static i2c_port_t next_port = I2C_NUM_0;
   port_ = next_port;
-#if SOC_I2C_NUM > 1
+#if SOC_HP_I2C_NUM > 1
   next_port = (next_port == I2C_NUM_0) ? I2C_NUM_1 : I2C_NUM_MAX;
 #else
   next_port = I2C_NUM_MAX;
 #endif
 
   if (port_ == I2C_NUM_MAX) {
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Too many I2C buses configured. Max %u supported.", SOC_I2C_NUM);
+    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Too many I2C buses configured. Max %u supported.", SOC_HP_I2C_NUM);
     this->mark_failed();
     return;
   }