diff --git a/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.cpp b/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.cpp
index 1b4ae7e68e..9a9ff527e1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.cpp
@@ -840,9 +840,9 @@ void PrometheusHandler::climate_type_(AsyncResponseStream *stream) {
   stream->print(F("#TYPE esphome_climate_failed gauge\n"));
 }
 
-void PrometheusHandler::climate_mode_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, std::string &category,
-                                          std::string &climate_value, std::string &area, std::string &node,
-                                          std::string &friendly_name) {
+void PrometheusHandler::climate_mode_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, climate::Climate *obj, std::string &area,
+                                          std::string &node, std::string &friendly_name, std::string &category,
+                                          std::string &climate_value) {
   stream->print(F("esphome_climate_value{id=\""));
   stream->print(relabel_id_(obj).c_str());
   add_area_label_(stream, area);
@@ -884,7 +884,8 @@ void PrometheusHandler::climate_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, climate::Clima
   stream->print(F("\n"));
   // Now see if position is supported
   if (obj->get_traits().get_supports_current_temperature()) {
-    climate_mode_row_(stream, "current_temperature", obj->current_temperature, area, node, friendly_name)
+    std::string current_temp = "current_temperature";
+    climate_mode_row_(stream, obj, area, node, friendly_name, current_temp, obj->current_temperature)
   }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.h b/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.h
index e0d0dad6f6..6149b1e7f3 100644
--- a/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.h
+++ b/esphome/components/prometheus/prometheus_handler.h
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ class PrometheusHandler : public AsyncWebHandler, public Component {
   /// Return the climate state as prometheus data point
   void climate_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, climate::Climate *obj, std::string &area, std::string &node,
                     std::string &friendly_name);
-  void climate_mode_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, std::string &category, std::string &climate_value,
-                         std::string &area, std::string &node, std::string &friendly_name);
+  void climate_mode_row_(AsyncResponseStream *stream, climate::Climate *obj, std::string &area, std::string &node,
+                         std::string &friendly_name, std::string &category, std::string &climate_value);
 #endif
 
   web_server_base::WebServerBase *base_;