diff --git a/esphome/core/macros.h b/esphome/core/macros.h
index ee53d20ad1..8b2383321b 100644
--- a/esphome/core/macros.h
+++ b/esphome/core/macros.h
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 
 // Helper macro to define a version code, whose value can be compared against other version codes.
 #define VERSION_CODE(major, minor, patch) ((major) << 16 | (minor) << 8 | (patch))
+
+#ifdef USE_ARDUINO
+#include <Arduino.h>
+#endif