diff --git a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
index ec847fd54a..3836d3134b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/logger/logger.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void Logger::write_header_(int level, const char *tag, int line) {
 
   const char *color = LOG_LEVEL_COLORS[level];
   const char *letter = LOG_LEVEL_LETTERS[level];
+#ifndef USE_ESP8266
 #if defined(USE_ARDUINO) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   void * current_task = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
 #elif defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
@@ -47,7 +48,9 @@ void Logger::write_header_(int level, const char *tag, int line) {
   void * current_task = nullptr;
 #endif
   if (current_task == main_task_) {
+#endif
     this->printf_to_buffer_("%s[%s][%s:%03u]: ", color, letter, tag, line);
+#ifndef USE_ESP8266
   } else {
 #if defined(USE_ARDUINO) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
     const char *thread_name = pcTaskGetName(current_task);
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@ void Logger::write_header_(int level, const char *tag, int line) {
     this->printf_to_buffer_("%s[%s][%s:%03u]%s[%s]%s: ", color, letter, tag, line,
                             ESPHOME_LOG_BOLD(ESPHOME_LOG_COLOR_RED), thread_name, color);
   }
+#endif
 }
 
 void HOT Logger::log_vprintf_(int level, const char *tag, int line, const char *format, va_list args) {  // NOLINT
@@ -144,11 +148,13 @@ void HOT Logger::log_message_(int level, const char *tag, int offset) {
 Logger::Logger(uint32_t baud_rate, size_t tx_buffer_size) : baud_rate_(baud_rate), tx_buffer_size_(tx_buffer_size) {
   // add 1 to buffer size for null terminator
   this->tx_buffer_ = new char[this->tx_buffer_size_ + 1];  // NOLINT
-#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
+#ifndef USE_ESP8266
+#if defined(USE_ARDUINO) || defined(USE_ESP_IDF)
   this->main_task_ = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
 #elif defined(USE_ZEPHYR)
   this->main_task_ = k_current_get();
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 #ifdef USE_LOGGER_USB_CDC