diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
index d3c93ce5c0..d6fe536215 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "espnow.h"
 
+#if defined(USE_ESP32)
+
 #include <cstring>
 
 #include "esp_mac.h"
@@ -388,3 +390,5 @@ ESPNowComponent *global_esp_now = nullptr;
 
 }  // namespace espnow
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.c b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.c
index a8b5c77222..e9a185f16a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.c
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "espnow_packet.h"
+#if defined(USE_ESP32)
 
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 
@@ -43,3 +44,5 @@ bool ESPNowPacket::is_valid() {
   this->crc16 = crc;
   return valid;
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.h b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.h
index 380a808370..cfa41b08af 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.h
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow_packet.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
-// #if defined(USE_ESP32)
+#if defined(USE_ESP32)
 
 #include "esphome/core/automation.h"
 #include "esphome/core/component.h"
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@ struct ESPNowPacket {
 
 }  // namespace espnow
 }  // namespace esphome
+
+#endif