diff --git a/esphome/core/defines.h b/esphome/core/defines.h
index 3ed0af91eb..2c729ce7ea 100644
--- a/esphome/core/defines.h
+++ b/esphome/core/defines.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 #define USE_SPI
 #define USE_VOICE_ASSISTANT
 #define USE_WEBSERVER
+#define USE_WEBSERVER_AUTH
 #define USE_WEBSERVER_OTA
 #define USE_WEBSERVER_PORT 80  // NOLINT
 #define USE_WEBSERVER_SORTING