diff --git a/components/comfoair/comfoair.h b/components/comfoair/comfoair.h
index ee16a78..55493af 100644
--- a/components/comfoair/comfoair.h
+++ b/components/comfoair/comfoair.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ComfoAirClimate : public climate::Climate {
   }
 
  protected:
-    ComfoAirComponentBase comfoair_;
+    ComfoAirComponentBase *comfoair_;
 };
 
 class ComfoAirComponent : public ComfoAirComponentBase, PollingComponent, uart::UARTDevice {