diff --git a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp_idf.cpp
index 4f9c90f006b..5843a010f3a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend_esp_idf.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <spi_flash_mmap.h>
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_PARTITIONS
-#include "esphome/components/watchdog/watchdog.h"
 #include <esp_image_format.h>
 #include <nvs_flash.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/espota2.py b/esphome/espota2.py
index 891ed5b29ca..578ea92ce66 100644
--- a/esphome/espota2.py
+++ b/esphome/espota2.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def perform_ota(
         raise OTAError(f"Unsupported OTA type: 0x{ota_type:02X}")
 
     if (
-        ota_type == OTA_TYPE_UPDATE_PARTITION_TABLE
+        ota_type != OTA_TYPE_UPDATE_APP
         and not features & SERVER_FEATURE_SUPPORTS_PARTITION_ACCESS
     ):
         raise OTAError("Device only supports app updates")