diff --git a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
index e911ece7eb..fea24aa32a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/api/api_connection.cpp
@@ -1538,10 +1538,9 @@ void APIConnection::subscribe_home_assistant_states(const SubscribeHomeAssistant
 bool APIConnection::try_to_clear_buffer(bool log_out_of_space) {
   if (this->remove_)
     return false;
-  if (this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
-    delay(0);
+  if (this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking())
     return true;
-  }
+  delay(0);
   APIError err = this->helper_->loop();
   if (err != APIError::OK) {
     on_fatal_error();
@@ -1549,9 +1548,8 @@ bool APIConnection::try_to_clear_buffer(bool log_out_of_space) {
              api_error_to_str(err), errno);
     return false;
   }
-  if (this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking()) {
+  if (this->helper_->can_write_without_blocking())
     return true;
-  }
   if (log_out_of_space) {
     ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Cannot send message because of TCP buffer space");
   }