diff --git a/esphome/components/ld2412/select/baud_rate_select.h b/esphome/components/ld2412/select/baud_rate_select.h
index 46ec9be1d1e..527b1a1e934 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ld2412/select/baud_rate_select.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ld2412/select/baud_rate_select.h
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ namespace esphome::ld2412 {
 
 class BaudRateSelect final : public select::Select, public Parented<LD2412Component> {
  public:
-  BaudRateSelect() = default;
+  // User provided, not "= default": `new(p) BaudRateSelect()` would zero-fill .bss that is already zero.
+  BaudRateSelect() {}
 
  protected:
   void control(size_t index) override;