diff --git a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_event.h b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_event.h
index fb3dc54c1e..bdac1d6458 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_event.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esp32_ble/ble_event.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class BLEEvent {
   ~BLEEvent() { this->release(); }
 
   // Default constructor for pre-allocation in pool
-  BLEEvent() : type_(GAP), event_{} {}
+  BLEEvent() : event_{}, type_(GAP) {}
 
   // Invoked on return to EventPool - clean up any heap-allocated data
   void release() {