diff --git a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
index fb357dea6..c54deae67 100644
--- a/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
+++ b/examples/common_components/protocol_examples_common/connect.c
@@ -379,9 +379,10 @@ static esp_netif_t *eth_start(void)
     phy_config.phy_addr = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_ADDR;
     phy_config.reset_gpio_num = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_RST_GPIO;
 #if CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET
-    mac_config.esp32_emac.smi_mdc_gpio_num = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDC_GPIO;
-    mac_config.esp32_emac.smi_mdio_gpio_num = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDIO_GPIO;
-    s_mac = esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(&mac_config);
+    eth_esp32_emac_config_t esp32_emac_config = ETH_ESP32_EMAC_DEFAULT_CONFIG();
+    esp32_emac_config.smi_mdc_gpio_num = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDC_GPIO;
+    esp32_emac_config.smi_mdio_gpio_num = CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDIO_GPIO;
+    s_mac = esp_eth_mac_new_esp32(&esp32_emac_config, &mac_config);
 #if CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_IP101
     s_phy = esp_eth_phy_new_ip101(&phy_config);
 #elif CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_RTL8201