diff --git a/components/esp_wifi_remote/examples/mqtt/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/esp_wifi_remote/examples/mqtt/sdkconfig.defaults
index 2e93e03bb..3ad1ba338 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi_remote/examples/mqtt/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/components/esp_wifi_remote/examples/mqtt/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_LIBRARY_EPPP=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SERVER_SUPPORT=y
 CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_VJ_HEADER_COMPRESSION=n
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi_remote/idf_component.yml b/components/esp_wifi_remote/idf_component.yml
index 979508a57..1bd91135f 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi_remote/idf_component.yml
+++ b/components/esp_wifi_remote/idf_component.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,5 @@ dependencies:
     version: '>=5.3'
   espressif/esp_hosted:
     version: '>=0.0.6'
+    rules:
+    - if: "target in [esp32h2, esp32p4]"
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.ci.slave_esp32c5 b/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.ci.slave_esp32c5
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..358bfc112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.ci.slave_esp32c5
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+CONFIG_SLAVE_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C5=y
diff --git a/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.defaults b/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.defaults
index 1f717cf36..25ec8b5aa 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.defaults
+++ b/components/esp_wifi_remote/test/smoke_test/sdkconfig.defaults
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SUPPORT=y
-CONFIG_LWIP_PPP_SERVER_SUPPORT=y
+CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_REMOTE_LIBRARY_HOSTED=y