diff --git a/esphome/components/cc1101/cc1101.cpp b/esphome/components/cc1101/cc1101.cpp
index 51aa88b8f7..f2b7451721 100644
--- a/esphome/components/cc1101/cc1101.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/cc1101/cc1101.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ void CC1101Component::setup() {
   if (this->gdo0_pin_ != nullptr) {
     this->defer([this]() { this->gdo0_pin_->pin_mode(gpio::FLAG_INPUT); });
   }
+
+  if (this->state_.PKT_FORMAT != static_cast<uint8_t>(PacketFormat::PACKET_FORMAT_FIFO)) {
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
 }
 
 void CC1101Component::call_listeners_(const std::vector<uint8_t> &packet, float freq_offset, float rssi, uint8_t lqi) {
@@ -669,6 +673,11 @@ void CC1101Component::set_packet_mode(bool value) {
     this->state_.GDO0_CFG = 0x0D;
   }
   if (this->initialized_) {
+    if (value) {
+      this->enable_loop();
+    } else {
+      this->disable_loop();
+    }
     this->write_(Register::PKTCTRL0);
     this->write_(Register::PKTCTRL1);
     this->write_(Register::IOCFG0);
diff --git a/esphome/components/sx127x/sx127x.cpp b/esphome/components/sx127x/sx127x.cpp
index 0fddfdccdb..83be96767a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sx127x/sx127x.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sx127x/sx127x.cpp
@@ -383,9 +383,14 @@ void SX127x::set_mode_(uint8_t modulation, uint8_t mode) {
     if (millis() - start > 20) {
       ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Set mode failure");
       this->mark_failed();
-      break;
+      return;
     }
   }
+  if (mode == MODE_RX && (modulation == MOD_LORA || this->packet_mode_)) {
+    this->enable_loop();
+  } else {
+    this->disable_loop();
+  }
 }
 
 void SX127x::set_mode_rx() {