diff --git a/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.cpp b/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.cpp
index 83811ac1c0..35310fa2f9 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sprinkler/sprinkler.cpp
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ SprinklerValveOperator *SprinklerValveRunRequest::valve_operator() { return this
 
 SprinklerValveRunRequestOrigin SprinklerValveRunRequest::request_is_from() { return this->origin_; }
 
-Sprinkler::Sprinkler() {}
+Sprinkler::Sprinkler() : Sprinkler("") {}
 Sprinkler::Sprinkler(const char *name) : name_(name) {
   // The `name` is stored for dump_config logging
   this->timer_.init(2);