diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
index af21bbdaf84..94a6b2426f5 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit/__init__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from uuid import UUID
 
 from aiohttp import web
 from pyhap.const import STANDALONE_AID
+from pyhap.loader import get_loader
 import voluptuous as vol
 from zeroconf.asyncio import AsyncZeroconf
 
@@ -204,6 +205,11 @@ async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up the HomeKit from yaml."""
     hass.data.setdefault(DOMAIN, {})[PERSIST_LOCK] = asyncio.Lock()
 
+    # Initialize the loader before loading entries to ensure
+    # there is no race where multiple entries try to load it
+    # at the same time.
+    await hass.async_add_executor_job(get_loader)
+
     _async_register_events_and_services(hass)
 
     if DOMAIN not in config:
@@ -516,6 +522,7 @@ class HomeKit:
             advertised_address=self._advertise_ip,
             async_zeroconf_instance=async_zeroconf_instance,
             zeroconf_server=f"{uuid}-hap.local.",
+            loader=get_loader(),
         )
 
         # If we do not load the mac address will be wrong
diff --git a/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py b/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
index 8a8c32d3272..ff0f3f4d72b 100644
--- a/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
+++ b/tests/components/homekit/test_homekit.py
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ async def test_homekit_setup(hass, hk_driver, mock_async_zeroconf):
         advertised_address=None,
         async_zeroconf_instance=zeroconf_mock,
         zeroconf_server=f"{uuid}-hap.local.",
+        loader=ANY,
     )
     assert homekit.driver.safe_mode is False
 
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ async def test_homekit_setup_ip_address(hass, hk_driver, mock_async_zeroconf):
         advertised_address=None,
         async_zeroconf_instance=mock_async_zeroconf,
         zeroconf_server=f"{uuid}-hap.local.",
+        loader=ANY,
     )
 
 
@@ -300,6 +302,7 @@ async def test_homekit_setup_advertise_ip(hass, hk_driver, mock_async_zeroconf):
         advertised_address="192.168.1.100",
         async_zeroconf_instance=async_zeroconf_instance,
         zeroconf_server=f"{uuid}-hap.local.",
+        loader=ANY,
     )