diff --git a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
index c16ed607f7..7549bf5af8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nrf52/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from .gpio import nrf52_pin_to_code  # noqa
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@tomaszduda23"]
 AUTO_LOAD = ["zephyr"]
+IS_TARGET_PLATFORM = True
 PLATFORM_NRF52 = "nrf52"