diff --git a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
index 1ad6f4a665..957f4062fc 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pca9685/pca9685_output.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "pca9685_output.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
+#include "esphome/core/hal.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace pca9685 {