diff --git a/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.cpp b/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.cpp
index d0ad8a92d6..6a0fe7c6fa 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ namespace time_based_tilt {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "time_based_tilt.cover";
 
+const float TimeBasedTiltCover::TARGET_NONE = -1;
+
 using namespace esphome::cover;
 
 void TimeBasedTiltCover::dump_config() {
diff --git a/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.h b/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.h
index 75b6dc2e9e..137f93be77 100644
--- a/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.h
+++ b/esphome/components/time_based_tilt/time_based_tilt_cover.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TimeBasedTiltCover : public cover::Cover, public Component {
   uint32_t inertia_open_time_;
   uint32_t inertia_close_time_;
 
-  const float TARGET_NONE{-1};
+  const static float TARGET_NONE;
   enum State : uint8_t {
     STATE_IDLE,
     STATE_MOVING,