diff --git a/esphome/core/component.cpp b/esphome/core/component.cpp
index 2b5aba2a7b..0f68f0c8e0 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.cpp
+++ b/esphome/core/component.cpp
@@ -294,12 +294,10 @@ void Component::disable_loop() {
     App.disable_component_loop_(this);
   }
 }
-void Component::enable_loop() {
-  if ((this->component_state_ & COMPONENT_STATE_MASK) == COMPONENT_STATE_LOOP_DONE) {
-    ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s loop enabled", LOG_STR_ARG(this->get_component_log_str()));
-    this->set_component_state_(COMPONENT_STATE_LOOP);
-    App.enable_component_loop_(this);
-  }
+void Component::enable_loop_slow_path_() {
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s loop enabled", LOG_STR_ARG(this->get_component_log_str()));
+  this->set_component_state_(COMPONENT_STATE_LOOP);
+  App.enable_component_loop_(this);
 }
 void IRAM_ATTR HOT Component::enable_loop_soon_any_context() {
   // This method is thread and ISR-safe because:
diff --git a/esphome/core/component.h b/esphome/core/component.h
index f091f9434c..e2b7aa85d3 100644
--- a/esphome/core/component.h
+++ b/esphome/core/component.h
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ class Component {
    * @note Components should call this->enable_loop() on themselves, not on other components.
    *       This ensures the component's state is properly updated along with the loop partition.
    */
-  void enable_loop();
+  void enable_loop() {
+    if ((this->component_state_ & COMPONENT_STATE_MASK) == COMPONENT_STATE_LOOP_DONE)
+      this->enable_loop_slow_path_();
+  }
 
   /** Thread and ISR-safe version of enable_loop() that can be called from any context.
    *
@@ -344,6 +347,8 @@ class Component {
   virtual void call_setup();
   void call_dump_config_();
 
+  void enable_loop_slow_path_();
+
   /// Helper to set component state (clears state bits and sets new state)
   inline void set_component_state_(uint8_t state) {
     this->component_state_ &= ~COMPONENT_STATE_MASK;