diff --git a/esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.h b/esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.h
index bb974fe1322..83f4a9b772f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.h
+++ b/esphome/components/binary_sensor/filter.h
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ class DelayedOnFilter : public Filter {
 
 class DelayedOffFilter : public Filter {
  public:
+  // User provided, not "= default": `new(p) DelayedOffFilter()` would zero-fill .bss that is already zero.
+  DelayedOffFilter() {}
+
   optional<bool> new_value(bool value) override;
 
   template<typename T> void set_delay(T delay) { this->delay_ = delay; }