diff --git a/esphome/components/select/select_traits.cpp b/esphome/components/select/select_traits.cpp
index 90a70393d1..dc849b8b7e 100644
--- a/esphome/components/select/select_traits.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/select/select_traits.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ namespace select {
 
 void SelectTraits::set_options(std::initializer_list<const char *> options) { this->options_ = options; }
 
-void SelectTraits::set_options(const FixedVector<const char *> &options) { this->options_ = options; }
+void SelectTraits::set_options(const FixedVector<const char *> &options) {
+  this->options_.init(options.size());
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < options.size(); i++) {
+    this->options_[i] = options[i];
+  }
+}
 
 const FixedVector<const char *> &SelectTraits::get_options() const { return this->options_; }