diff --git a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
index 7e763810eb..de241e439c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
+++ b/esphome/components/runtime_stats/runtime_stats.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include "esphome/core/helpers.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
-#include "esphome/core/component.h"
 
 namespace esphome {
 
+class Component;  // Forward declaration
+
 namespace runtime_stats {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "runtime_stats";