diff --git a/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py b/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
index 1003a0083e9..8f24a478738 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/esphome/ffmpeg_proxy.py
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ class FFmpegConvertResponse(web.StreamResponse):
                 self.hass.is_running
                 and (request.transport is not None)
                 and (not request.transport.is_closing())
-                and (proc.returncode is None)
                 and (chunk := await proc.stdout.read(self.chunk_size))
             ):
                 await writer.write(chunk)