diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
index 0a1b1eeebc..40f60cecc5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.h
@@ -564,7 +564,9 @@ class APIConnection : public APIServerConnection {
     bool has_tagged_string_ptr_() const { return (data_.tagged & 1) != 0; }
 
     // Get the actual string pointer (clears the tag bit)
-    std::string *get_string_ptr_() const { return reinterpret_cast<std::string *>(data_.tagged & ~uintptr_t(1)); }
+    std::string *get_string_ptr_() const {
+      return reinterpret_cast<std::string *>(data_.tagged & ~uintptr_t(1));
+    }  // NOLINT(performance-no-int-to-ptr)
 
     union {
       MessageCreatorPtr ptr;