diff --git a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
index c1d50790a2..894cee9aea 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,7 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_data_() {
     ssize_t read = this->client_->read(buf, requested);
     if (read == -1) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
-        App.feed_wdt();
-        delay(1);
+        this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
         continue;
       }
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Read error, errno %d", errno);
@@ -366,8 +365,7 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::handle_data_() {
       this->state_callback_.call(ota::OTA_IN_PROGRESS, percentage, 0);
 #endif
       // feed watchdog and give other tasks a chance to run
-      App.feed_wdt();
-      yield();
+      this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
     }
   }
 
@@ -429,8 +427,7 @@ bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::readall_(uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     ssize_t read = this->client_->read(buf + at, len - at);
     if (read == -1) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
-        App.feed_wdt();
-        delay(1);
+        this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
         continue;
       }
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Error reading %d bytes, errno %d", len, errno);
@@ -441,8 +438,7 @@ bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::readall_(uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     } else {
       at += read;
     }
-    App.feed_wdt();
-    delay(1);
+    this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
   }
 
   return true;
@@ -460,8 +456,7 @@ bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::writeall_(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     ssize_t written = this->client_->write(buf + at, len - at);
     if (written == -1) {
       if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
-        App.feed_wdt();
-        delay(1);
+        this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
         continue;
       }
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Error writing %d bytes, errno %d", len, errno);
@@ -469,8 +464,7 @@ bool ESPHomeOTAComponent::writeall_(const uint8_t *buf, size_t len) {
     } else {
       at += written;
     }
-    App.feed_wdt();
-    delay(1);
+    this->yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -493,5 +487,10 @@ void ESPHomeOTAComponent::cleanup_connection_() {
   this->client_connect_time_ = 0;
 }
 
+void ESPHomeOTAComponent::yield_and_feed_watchdog_() {
+  App.feed_wdt();
+  delay(1);
+}
+
 }  // namespace esphome
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h
index 0059dfd0d9..8397b86528 100644
--- a/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h
+++ b/esphome/components/esphome/ota/ota_esphome.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ESPHomeOTAComponent : public ota::OTAComponent {
   void log_read_error_(const char *what);
   void log_start_(const char *phase);
   void cleanup_connection_();
+  void yield_and_feed_watchdog_();
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_PASSWORD
   std::string password_;