diff --git a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
index 984db09c57..7c41f8dfe2 100644
--- a/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/nextion/nextion.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void Nextion::process_serial_() {
 }
 // nextion.tech/instruction-set/
 void Nextion::process_nextion_commands_() {
-  if (this->command_data_.length() == 0) {
+  if (this->command_data_.empty()) {
     return;
   }