diff --git a/esphome/components/sm16716/sm16716.h b/esphome/components/sm16716/sm16716.h
index fe534d93fe..85f78c8cf5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sm16716/sm16716.h
+++ b/esphome/components/sm16716/sm16716.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
+#include "esphome/core/esphal.h"
 #include "esphome/components/output/float_output.h"
 
 namespace esphome {