diff --git a/esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py b/esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py
index 8ae9cbc2a4..f9c0424104 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/display_menu_base/__init__.py
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ IsActiveCondition = display_menu_base_ns.class_(
     "IsActiveCondition", automation.Condition
 )
 
-MULTI_CONF = True
-
 MenuItemType = display_menu_base_ns.enum("MenuItemType")
 
 MENU_ITEM_TYPES = {
diff --git a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
index f4d59b22b8..56b720e75c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/graphical_display_menu/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ CODEOWNERS = ["@MrMDavidson"]
 
 AUTO_LOAD = ["display_menu_base"]
 
+MULTI_CONF = True
+
 CONFIG_SCHEMA = DISPLAY_MENU_BASE_SCHEMA.extend(
     cv.Schema(
         {