diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.h b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.h
index 6e2af08ab40..339a699bc97 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/bsd_sockets_impl.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
-struct lwip_sock;
+#include "esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h"
 #endif
 
 namespace esphome::socket {
diff --git a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.h b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.h
index 6ab4ecf2ee5..bfc4da9926a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.h
+++ b/esphome/components/socket/lwip_sockets_impl.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "headers.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_LWIP_FAST_SELECT
-struct lwip_sock;
+#include "esphome/core/lwip_fast_select.h"
 #endif
 
 namespace esphome::socket {