diff --git a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
index eac2a47524..b605928692 100644
--- a/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/i2c/i2c_bus_arduino.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void ArduinoI2CBus::setup() {
   wire_ = &Wire;  // NOLINT(cppcoreguidelines-prefer-member-initializer)
 #endif
 
-  wire_->begin(sda_pin_, scl_pin_);
+  wire_->begin(static_cast<int>(sda_pin_), static_cast<int>(scl_pin_));
   wire_->setClock(frequency_);
   initialized_ = true;
   if (this->scan_) {