diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
index 2faeabc9d3..7bf14f9e73 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void socket_delay(uint32_t ms) {
   esp_delay(ms, []() { return !s_socket_woke; });
 }
 
-void IRAM_ATTR socket_wake() {
+void socket_wake() {
   s_socket_woke = true;
   esp_schedule();
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
index fbb2de1e81..049aeaecd7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/socket.h
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ size_t format_sockaddr_to(const struct sockaddr *addr_ptr, socklen_t len, std::s
 /// On ESP8266, lwip callbacks set a flag and call esp_schedule() to wake the delay.
 void socket_delay(uint32_t ms);
 
-/// Signal socket/IO activity and wake the main loop from esp_delay() early.
-/// ISR-safe: uses IRAM_ATTR internally and only sets a volatile flag + esp_schedule().
+/// Called by lwip callbacks to signal socket activity and wake delay.
 void socket_wake();
 #endif