diff --git a/esphome/components/host/helpers.cpp b/esphome/components/host/helpers.cpp
index ae45e103d3..fdad4f5cb6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/host/helpers.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/host/helpers.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <random>
 
+#include "esphome/core/defines.h"
+#include "esphome/core/log.h"
+
 namespace esphome {
 
+static const char *const TAG = "helpers.host";
+
 uint32_t random_uint32() {
   std::random_device dev;
   std::mt19937 rng(dev());