diff --git a/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.h b/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.h
index 56da7c784f..ab4c587b6d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.h
+++ b/esphome/components/qr_code/qr_code.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
-#ifndef USE_ZEPHYR
 #include "qrcodegen.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
@@ -35,4 +34,3 @@ class QrCode : public Component {
 };
 }  // namespace qr_code
 }  // namespace esphome
-#endif
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index 9f8dc87968..abd4de220f 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ build_flags =
     -DUSE_NRF52
 lib_deps =
     bblanchon/ArduinoJson@7.0.0           ; json
+    wjtje/qr-code-generator-library@1.7.0  ; qr_code
 
 ; All the actual environments are defined below.