diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
index 79a24357b8..54870dd17c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ struct ESPNowPacket {
   std::shared_ptr<ByteBuffer> payload_buffer_;
 };
 
-using ESPNowPacketPtr = std::shared_ptr<ESPNowPacket>;
+typedef std::shared_ptr<ESPNowPacket> ESPNowPacketPtr;
 
 class ESPNowComponent;