diff --git a/ports/esp32/machine_hw_spi.c b/ports/esp32/machine_hw_spi.c
index 05b1c871cb..647874e17f 100644
--- a/ports/esp32/machine_hw_spi.c
+++ b/ports/esp32/machine_hw_spi.c
@@ -267,21 +267,15 @@ STATIC void machine_hw_spi_init_internal(
 
     // Select DMA channel based on the hardware SPI host
     int dma_chan = 0;
+    #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
+    dma_chan = SPI_DMA_CH_AUTO;
+    #else
     if (self->host == HSPI_HOST) {
-        #if CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S2 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32S3 || CONFIG_IDF_TARGET_ESP32C3
-        dma_chan = 3;
-        #else
         dma_chan = 1;
-        #endif
-    #ifdef FSPI_HOST
-    } else if (self->host == FSPI_HOST) {
-        dma_chan = 1;
-    #endif
-    #ifdef VSPI_HOST
-    } else if (self->host == VSPI_HOST) {
+    } else {
         dma_chan = 2;
-    #endif
     }
+    #endif
 
     ret = spi_bus_initialize(self->host, &buscfg, dma_chan);
     switch (ret) {