diff --git a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_miio/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_miio/config_flow.py
index c689ede27eb94f..bd925b5fc542ea 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_miio/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/xiaomi_miio/config_flow.py
@@ -237,7 +237,9 @@ async def async_step_cloud(
                     step_id="cloud", data_schema=DEVICE_CLOUD_CONFIG, errors=errors
                 )
 
-            miio_cloud = MiCloud(cloud_username, cloud_password)
+            miio_cloud = await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
+                MiCloud, cloud_username, cloud_password
+            )
             try:
                 if not await self.hass.async_add_executor_job(miio_cloud.login):
                     errors["base"] = "cloud_login_error"