diff --git a/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index 73936650ea..63d82e79c3 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/basic/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void app_main(void)
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(mac, phy);
     esp_eth_handle_t eth_handle = NULL;
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &eth_handle));
-#if CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET
+#if !CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET
     /* The SPI Ethernet module might doesn't have a burned factory MAC address, we cat to set it manually.
        02:00:00 is a Locally Administered OUI range so should not be used except when testing on a LAN under your control.
     */
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c b/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
index a61416e0fc..ac0b36e834 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/eth2ap/main/ethernet_example_main.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void initialize_ethernet(void)
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(mac, phy);
     config.stack_input = pkt_eth2wifi;
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &s_eth_handle));
-#if CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET
+#if !CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET
     /* The SPI Ethernet module might doesn't have a burned factory MAC address, we cat to set it manually.
        02:00:00 is a Locally Administered OUI range so should not be used except when testing on a LAN under your control.
     */
diff --git a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
index f8efff1e2b..d3bc7ef8bc 100644
--- a/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
+++ b/examples/ethernet/iperf/main/cmd_ethernet.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ void register_ethernet(void)
 #endif // CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET
     esp_eth_config_t config = ETH_DEFAULT_CONFIG(mac, phy);
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_eth_driver_install(&config, &eth_handle));
-#if CONFIG_ETH_USE_SPI_ETHERNET
+#if !CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET
     /* The SPI Ethernet module might doesn't have a burned factory MAC address, we cat to set it manually.
        02:00:00 is a Locally Administered OUI range so should not be used except when testing on a LAN under your control.
     */