diff --git a/homeassistant/components/camera/img_util.py b/homeassistant/components/camera/img_util.py
index 8ce8d51c812..bbe85bf82db 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/camera/img_util.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/camera/img_util.py
@@ -103,3 +103,9 @@ class TurboJPEGSingleton:
                 "Error loading libturbojpeg; Camera snapshot performance will be sub-optimal"
             )
             TurboJPEGSingleton.__instance = False
+
+
+# TurboJPEG loads libraries that do blocking I/O.
+# Initialize TurboJPEGSingleton in the executor to avoid
+# blocking the event loop.
+TurboJPEGSingleton.instance()