diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
index cfd77e84f4a..547ab6748bf 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble_client/ble_client_base.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void BLEClientBase::log_warning_(const char *message) {
 
 esp_err_t BLEClientBase::update_conn_params_(uint16_t min_interval, uint16_t max_interval, uint16_t latency,
                                              uint16_t timeout, const char *param_type) {
-  esp_ble_conn_update_params_t conn_params = {{0}};
+  esp_ble_conn_update_params_t conn_params = {};
   memcpy(conn_params.bda, this->remote_bda_, sizeof(esp_bd_addr_t));
   conn_params.min_int = min_interval;
   conn_params.max_int = max_interval;