diff --git a/esphome/components/ota/__init__.py b/esphome/components/ota/__init__.py
index 8f0f4fbb05..12294c0551 100644
--- a/esphome/components/ota/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/ota/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from esphome.const import (
 from esphome.core import CORE, coroutine_with_priority
 
 CODEOWNERS = ["@esphome/core"]
-AUTO_LOAD = ["safe_mode", "md5"]
+AUTO_LOAD = ["md5", "safe_mode"]
 
 IS_PLATFORM_COMPONENT = True