diff --git a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
index 03c0de1ff62..5b805b6138e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
+++ b/homeassistant/bootstrap.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ from .util.async_ import create_eager_task
 from .util.logging import async_activate_log_queue_handler
 from .util.package import async_get_user_site, is_virtual_env
 
+with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
+    # Ensure anyio backend is imported to avoid it being imported in the event loop
+    from anyio._backends import _asyncio  # noqa: F401
+
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .runner import RuntimeConfig