diff --git a/components/led/include/led.hpp b/components/led/include/led.hpp
index 2036d2aed..bf8a5b81e 100644
--- a/components/led/include/led.hpp
+++ b/components/led/include/led.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ class Led : public BaseComponent {
     }
 
     logger_.info("Initializing the fade service");
-    ledc_fade_func_install(0);
+    static bool fade_service_installed = false;
+    if (!fade_service_installed) {
+      ledc_fade_func_install(0);
+      fade_service_installed = true;
+    }
     ledc_cbs_t callbacks = {.fade_cb = &Led::cb_ledc_fade_end_event};
 
     // we associate each channel with its own semaphore so that they can be