diff --git a/esphome/components/pulse_counter_ulp/ulp/ulp_main.h b/esphome/components/pulse_counter_ulp/ulp/ulp_main.h
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+// Dummy file to appease clang-tidy
+// The real file is generated automatically by the IDF esp32ulp_mapgen.py
+// utility