diff --git a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
index 47f3cf2057103e..4a8730b2e9e69e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/homekit_controller/__init__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 )
 from aiohomekit.model.services import Service, ServicesTypes
 
+from homeassistant.components import zeroconf
 from homeassistant.exceptions import ConfigEntryNotReady
 from homeassistant.helpers import device_registry as dr
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
@@ -212,7 +213,8 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
     map_storage = hass.data[ENTITY_MAP] = EntityMapStorage(hass)
     await map_storage.async_initialize()
 
-    hass.data[CONTROLLER] = aiohomekit.Controller()
+    zeroconf_instance = await zeroconf.async_get_instance(hass)
+    hass.data[CONTROLLER] = aiohomekit.Controller(zeroconf_instance=zeroconf_instance)
     hass.data[KNOWN_DEVICES] = {}
 
     return True