diff --git a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp_dma.c b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp_dma.c
index 7730c795b9..4a888715e0 100644
--- a/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp_dma.c
+++ b/components/esp_eth/src/esp_eth_mac_esp_dma.c
@@ -531,15 +531,20 @@ esp_err_t emac_esp_new_dma(const emac_esp_dma_config_t* config, emac_esp_dma_han
     /* alloc memory for ethernet dma descriptor */
     uint32_t desc_size = CONFIG_ETH_DMA_RX_BUFFER_NUM * sizeof(eth_dma_rx_descriptor_t) +
                          CONFIG_ETH_DMA_TX_BUFFER_NUM * sizeof(eth_dma_tx_descriptor_t);
-    esp_dma_calloc(1, desc_size, 0, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->descriptors, NULL);
+    esp_dma_mem_info_t dma_mem_info = {
+        .heap_caps = MALLOC_CAP_INTERNAL | MALLOC_CAP_DMA,
+        .dma_alignment = 4,
+    };
+    esp_dma_capable_calloc(1, desc_size, &dma_mem_info, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->descriptors, NULL);
+
     ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(emac_esp_dma->descriptors, ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "no mem for descriptors");
     /* alloc memory for ethernet dma buffer */
     for (int i = 0; i < CONFIG_ETH_DMA_RX_BUFFER_NUM; i++) {
-        esp_dma_calloc(1, CONFIG_ETH_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, 0, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->rx_buf[i], NULL);
+        esp_dma_capable_calloc(1, CONFIG_ETH_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, &dma_mem_info, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->rx_buf[i], NULL);
         ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(emac_esp_dma->rx_buf[i], ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "no mem for RX DMA buffers");
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < CONFIG_ETH_DMA_TX_BUFFER_NUM; i++) {
-        esp_dma_calloc(1, CONFIG_ETH_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, 0, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->tx_buf[i], NULL);
+        esp_dma_capable_calloc(1, CONFIG_ETH_DMA_BUFFER_SIZE, &dma_mem_info, (void*)&emac_esp_dma->tx_buf[i], NULL);
         ESP_GOTO_ON_FALSE(emac_esp_dma->tx_buf[i], ESP_ERR_NO_MEM, err, TAG, "no mem for TX DMA buffers");
     }
     emac_hal_init(&emac_esp_dma->hal);