diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
index 92d419b91a..eff2f26216 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_frame_helper.cpp
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ APIError APIPlaintextFrameHelper::write_protobuf_packet(uint16_t type, ProtoWrit
 
   // Use write_protobuf_packets with a single packet
   std::vector<std::tuple<uint16_t, uint32_t, uint16_t>> packets;
-  packets.push_back(std::make_tuple(type, 0, payload_len));
+  packets.emplace_back(type, 0, payload_len);
 
   return write_protobuf_packets(buffer, packets);
 }