diff --git a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h
index e474316bb5..5316411ba0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h
+++ b/esphome/components/ota/ota_backend.h
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #include "esphome/core/defines.h"
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 
+#ifdef USE_OTA_STATE_LISTENER
 #include <vector>
+#endif
 
 namespace esphome {
 namespace ota {