diff --git a/esphome/components/usb_host/usb_host_client.cpp b/esphome/components/usb_host/usb_host_client.cpp
index d8da440658..5c9d56c7f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/usb_host/usb_host_client.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/usb_host/usb_host_client.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void USBClient::usb_task_fn(void *arg) {
 
 void USBClient::usb_task_loop() {
   while (true) {
-    usb_host_client_handle_events(this->handle_, pdMS_TO_TICKS(10));
+    usb_host_client_handle_events(this->handle_, portMAX_DELAY);
   }
 }