diff --git a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
index 1bf07bbde6..2b085f66f7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/wifi/wifi_component.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "wifi_component.h"
 #ifdef USE_WIFI
+#include <cassert>
 #include <cinttypes>
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32