diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/display.py b/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
index 99c8f91429..bf22f7dd5f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/display.py
@@ -149,10 +149,6 @@ async def nextion_set_brightness_to_code(config, action_id, template_arg, args):
 
 
 async def to_code(config):
-    if CORE.is_esp32:
-        # Re-enable ESP-IDF's HTTP client (excluded by default to save compile time)
-        esp32.include_idf_component("esp_http_client")
-
     var = cg.new_Pvariable(config[CONF_ID])
     await uart.register_uart_device(var, config)
 
@@ -181,6 +177,8 @@ async def to_code(config):
         cg.add_define("USE_NEXTION_TFT_UPLOAD")
         cg.add(var.set_tft_url(config[CONF_TFT_URL]))
         if CORE.is_esp32:
+            # Re-enable ESP-IDF's HTTP client (excluded by default to save compile time)
+            esp32.include_idf_component("esp_http_client")
             esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option("CONFIG_ESP_TLS_INSECURE", True)
             esp32.add_idf_sdkconfig_option(
                 "CONFIG_ESP_TLS_SKIP_SERVER_CERT_VERIFY", True