diff --git a/esphome/components/ebus/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ebus/__init__.py
index 29dcb4d80f..687accb9d2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ebus/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ebus/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
 
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@guidoschreuder"]
+DEPENDENCIES = ["esp32"]
 
 ebus_ns = cg.esphome_ns.namespace("ebus")