diff --git a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.cpp b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.cpp
index 5e459aa034..30de4ec4b3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace ota {
 
 #ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_CALLBACK
-OTAGlobalCallback *global_ota_callback{nullptr};
+OTAGlobalCallback *global_ota_callback{nullptr};  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-avoid-non-const-global-variables)
 
 OTAGlobalCallback *get_global_ota_callback() {
   if (global_ota_callback == nullptr) {
-    global_ota_callback = new OTAGlobalCallback();
+    global_ota_callback = new OTAGlobalCallback();  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-owning-memory)
   }
   return global_ota_callback;
 }