diff --git a/esphome/components/api/proto.h b/esphome/components/api/proto.h
index 28cb8d49a3..589fae9895 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/proto.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/proto.h
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class Proto32Bit {
 /// Helper to use make_unique_for_overwrite where available (skips zero-fill),
 /// falling back to make_unique on older GCC (ESP8266, BK72xx).
 inline std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> make_buffer(size_t n) {
-#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_BK72XX)
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_BK72XX) || defined(USE_LN882X)
   return std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(n);
 #else
   return std::make_unique_for_overwrite<uint8_t[]>(n);
diff --git a/tests/components/api/test.ln882x-ard.yaml b/tests/components/api/test.ln882x-ard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46c01d926f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/api/test.ln882x-ard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<<: !include common.yaml
+
+wifi:
+  ssid: MySSID
+  password: password1