From b8fedf6e5b5045f00e693fa41822ae11edf792a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "J. Nick Koston" <nick@home-assistant.io>
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 08:38:52 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] [api] Fall back to make_unique on BK72xx (older GCC lacks
 make_unique_for_overwrite)

---
 esphome/components/api/proto.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/components/api/proto.h b/esphome/components/api/proto.h
index 845c614e3c..28cb8d49a3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/proto.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/proto.h
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ class Proto32Bit {
 // NOTE: Proto64Bit class removed - wire type 1 (64-bit fixed) not supported
 
 /// Helper to use make_unique_for_overwrite where available (skips zero-fill),
-/// falling back to make_unique on ESP8266's older GCC.
+/// falling back to make_unique on older GCC (ESP8266, BK72xx).
 inline std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> make_buffer(size_t n) {
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
+#if defined(USE_ESP8266) || defined(USE_BK72XX)
   return std::make_unique<uint8_t[]>(n);
 #else
   return std::make_unique_for_overwrite<uint8_t[]>(n);