diff --git a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
index 3226567c5a..53fbdb2fb4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_data_() {
 
   // Read features - 1 byte
   if (!this->readall_(buf, 1)) {
-    ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Read features failed");
+    this->log_socket_error_("reading features");
     goto error;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-goto)
   }
   ota_features = buf[0];  // NOLINT