diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
index 35224442ee..0ec16b0251 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_raw_tcp_impl.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ void socket_delay(uint32_t ms) {
 void IRAM_ATTR socket_wake() {
   s_socket_woke = true;
   // Inline impl — this is IRAM_ATTR so the inlined code stays in IRAM
-  esphome::wake_loop_impl_();
+  esphome::wake_loop_impl();
 }
 #elif defined(USE_RP2040)
 // RP2040 (non-FreeRTOS) socket wake using hardware WFE/SEV instructions.
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.cpp b/esphome/core/wake.cpp
index d09918af4c..ecc7adcb4d 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/wake.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ volatile bool g_main_loop_woke = false;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP8266
-void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_impl_(); }
+void IRAM_ATTR wake_loop_any_context() { wake_loop_impl(); }
 #endif
 
 // === RP2040 — wakeable_delay (needs file-scope state for alarm callback) ===
diff --git a/esphome/core/wake.h b/esphome/core/wake.h
index 13052160d2..7f4fcd60da 100644
--- a/esphome/core/wake.h
+++ b/esphome/core/wake.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ inline void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {
 #elif defined(USE_ESP8266)
 
 /// Inline implementation — IRAM callers inline this directly.
-inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_impl_() {
+inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_impl() {
   g_main_loop_woke = true;
   esp_schedule();
 }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ inline void ESPHOME_ALWAYS_INLINE wake_loop_impl_() {
 void wake_loop_any_context();
 
 /// Non-ISR: always inline.
-inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_impl_(); }
+inline void wake_loop_threadsafe() { wake_loop_impl(); }
 
 namespace internal {
 inline void wakeable_delay(uint32_t ms) {