From a59a8c563e1357be79e71854e7379acb7f3f4479 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Daniel=20Vikstr=C3=B6m?= <daniel@vikstrom.name>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 12:30:04 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Attempt fixing circular import by lazy import

---
 esphome/config_validation.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/esphome/config_validation.py b/esphome/config_validation.py
index ae9d1308ce..eca78746d8 100644
--- a/esphome/config_validation.py
+++ b/esphome/config_validation.py
@@ -349,8 +349,9 @@ def icon(value):
 
 
 def sub_device_id(value):
-    # Duplicate definition of SubDevice to avoid circular import
-    SubDevice = cg.esphome_ns.class_("SubDevice")
+    # Lazy import to avoid circular imports
+    from esphome.core.config import SubDevice
+
     validator = use_id(SubDevice)
     return validator(value)