diff --git a/esphome/components/emerald_ble/emerald_ble.cpp b/esphome/components/emerald_ble/emerald_ble.cpp
index b7fd57d31ca8..a4a43498a9d7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/emerald_ble/emerald_ble.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/emerald_ble/emerald_ble.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "emerald_ble.h"
 #include "esphome/core/log.h"
 #include "esphome/core/hal.h"
+#include "esphome/core/time.h"
 
 #ifdef USE_ESP32
 
@@ -103,8 +104,8 @@ void Emerald::decode_emerald_packet_(const uint8_t *data, uint16_t length) {
           // else, use the emerald measurement timestamps
 #ifdef USE_TIME
           auto *time_ = *this->time_;
-          time::ESPTime date_of_measurement = time_->now();
-          // time::ESPTime date_of_measurement = this->time_->now();
+          ESPTime date_of_measurement = time_->now();
+          // ESPTime date_of_measurement = this->time_->now();
           if (date_of_measurement.is_valid()) {
             if (this->day_of_last_measurement_ == 0) { this->day_of_last_measurement_ = date_of_measurement.day_of_year; }
             else if (this->day_of_last_measurement_ != date_of_measurement.day_of_year) {