diff --git a/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp b/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
index 285354b262..2086f5e3dd 100644
--- a/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/scheduler.cpp
@@ -226,9 +226,10 @@ void HOT Scheduler::call() {
   // - No deferred items exist in to_add_, so processing order doesn't affect correctness
   while (!this->defer_queue_.empty()) {
     this->lock_.lock();
-    if (this->defer_queue_.empty())  // Double-check with lock held
+    if (this->defer_queue_.empty()) {  // Double-check with lock held
       this->lock_.unlock();
-    break;
+      break;
+    }
     auto item = std::move(this->defer_queue_.front());
     this->defer_queue_.pop_front();
     this->lock_.unlock();