diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index bd3de02895..b9b33ddcc2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ bool APIConnection::send_ping_response_() {
 }
 
 bool APIConnection::send_device_info_response_() {
-  DeviceInfoResponse resp{};
+  DeviceInfoResponse resp;
   resp.name = StringRef(App.get_name());
   resp.friendly_name = StringRef(App.get_friendly_name());
 #ifdef USE_AREAS