diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index 115bae96c6..bec97fc82c 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@
 #define USE_NRF52_REG0_VOUT 5
 #define USE_NRF52_UICR_ERASE
 #define USE_OTA_ROLLBACK
+#define USE_SOCKET_IMPL_BSD_SOCKETS
 #define USE_SOFTDEVICE_ID 7
 #define USE_SOFTDEVICE_VERSION 1
 #define USE_ZIGBEE