diff --git a/components/esp_http_server/src/util/ctrl_sock.c b/components/esp_http_server/src/util/ctrl_sock.c
index 36eb5b055b..05f228846c 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_server/src/util/ctrl_sock.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_server/src/util/ctrl_sock.c
@@ -15,24 +15,22 @@
 #include "ctrl_sock.h"
 
 #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
-#define IPV4_ENABLED    1
-#define IPV6_ENABLED    1
+#define IPV4_ENABLED      1
+#define IPV6_ENABLED      1
+#define LOOPBACK_ENABLED  1
 #else   // CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
-#define IPV4_ENABLED    CONFIG_LWIP_IPV4
-#define IPV6_ENABLED    CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6
+#define IPV4_ENABLED      CONFIG_LWIP_IPV4
+#define IPV6_ENABLED      CONFIG_LWIP_IPV6
+#define LOOPBACK_ENABLED  CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK
 #endif  // !CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_LINUX
 
-#if !CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK
-static const char *TAG = "esp_http_server";
-#endif
-
 /* Control socket, because in some network stacks select can't be woken up any
  * other way
  */
 int cs_create_ctrl_sock(int port)
 {
-#if !CONFIG_LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK
-    ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Please enable LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK for %s API", __func__);
+#if !LOOPBACK_ENABLED
+    ESP_LOGE("esp_http_server", "Please enable LWIP_NETIF_LOOPBACK for %s API", __func__);
     return -1;
 #endif