diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload.cpp
index 9a748277d8..cebdbec31a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion_upload.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+#include "nextion.h"
+
 #ifdef USE_NEXTION_TFT_UPLOAD
 
-#include "nextion.h"
 #include "esphome/core/application.h"
 #include "esphome/core/macros.h"
 #include "esphome/core/util.h"