diff --git a/homeassistant/components/zha/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/zha/__init__.py
index ef603a4ea71..de761138ce1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/zha/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/zha/__init__.py
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, config_entry: ConfigEntry) -> b
     zha_data = get_zha_data(hass)
 
     if zha_data.yaml_config.get(CONF_ENABLE_QUIRKS, True):
-        setup_quirks(
-            custom_quirks_path=zha_data.yaml_config.get(CONF_CUSTOM_QUIRKS_PATH)
+        await hass.async_add_import_executor_job(
+            setup_quirks, zha_data.yaml_config.get(CONF_CUSTOM_QUIRKS_PATH)
         )
 
     # Load and cache device trigger information early