diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
index cefe87f49ba552..2dacae52f75a06 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ async def transcode(
         # Remove metadata and cover art
         command_args.extend(["-map_metadata", "-1", "-vn"])
 
+        # disable progress stats on stderr
+        command_args.append("-nostats")
+
         # Output to stdout
         command_args.append("pipe:")