diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
index 7b36fce229..d476136554 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_component.cpp
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ void MDNSComponent::compile_records_(StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUN
   fallback_service.port = USE_WEBSERVER_PORT;
   fallback_service.txt_records = {{MDNS_STR(TXT_VERSION), MDNS_STR(VALUE_VERSION)}};
 #endif
-
-#ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
-  // Move to member variable if storage is enabled (verbose logging, OpenThread, or extra services)
-  this->services_ = std::move(services);
-#endif
 }
 
 void MDNSComponent::dump_config() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
index da47be7dbc..f2cb2d3ef5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp32.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ namespace mdns {
 static const char *const TAG = "mdns";
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
+  this->compile_records_(this->services_);
+  const auto &services = this->services_;
+#else
   StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> services;
   this->compile_records_(services);
+#endif
 
   esp_err_t err = mdns_init();
   if (err != ESP_OK) {
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
index 06503742db..25a3defa7b 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_esp8266.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace mdns {
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
+  this->compile_records_(this->services_);
+  const auto &services = this->services_;
+#else
   StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> services;
   this->compile_records_(services);
+#endif
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
index a959482ff6..a3e317a2bf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_libretiny.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace mdns {
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
+  this->compile_records_(this->services_);
+  const auto &services = this->services_;
+#else
   StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> services;
   this->compile_records_(services);
+#endif
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
index 9dfb05bda9..791fa3934d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mdns/mdns_rp2040.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace mdns {
 
 void MDNSComponent::setup() {
+#ifdef USE_MDNS_STORE_SERVICES
+  this->compile_records_(this->services_);
+  const auto &services = this->services_;
+#else
   StaticVector<MDNSService, MDNS_SERVICE_COUNT> services;
   this->compile_records_(services);
+#endif
 
   MDNS.begin(this->hostname_.c_str());