diff --git a/homeassistant/components/hdmi_cec/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/hdmi_cec/__init__.py
index 3d4851d8852..056eacb6a5b 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/hdmi_cec/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/hdmi_cec/__init__.py
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@ def parse_mapping(mapping, parents=None):
 def setup(hass: HomeAssistant, base_config: ConfigType) -> bool:  # noqa: C901
     """Set up the CEC capability."""
 
+    hass.data[DOMAIN] = {}
+
     # Parse configuration into a dict of device name to physical address
     # represented as a list of four elements.
     device_aliases = {}