diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py b/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
index a1e5d16036..08cf3ea33c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/__init__.py
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add_define("USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS")
         cg.add_define("USE_SOCKET_SELECT_SUPPORT")
     # ESP32 and LibreTiny both have LwIP >= 2.1.3 with lwip_socket_dbg_get_socket()
-    # and FreeRTOS task notifications — enable fast select to bypass lwip_select()
-    if CORE.is_esp32 or CORE.is_libretiny:
+    # and FreeRTOS task notifications — enable fast select to bypass lwip_select().
+    # Only when not using lwip_tcp, which does not provide select() support.
+    if (CORE.is_esp32 or CORE.is_libretiny) and impl != IMPLEMENTATION_LWIP_TCP:
         cg.add_build_flag("-DUSE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT")