diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
index ba7635eed8..6950711181 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Mcp4461Component : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   uint16_t get_eeprom_value(Mcp4461EepromLocation location);
   bool set_eeprom_value(Mcp4461EepromLocation location, uint16_t value);
   void set_initial_value(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, float initial_value);
-  void set_terminal_disabled(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, char terminal);
+  void set_terminal_disabled_on_start(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, char terminal);
 
   enum ErrorCode {
     MCP4461_STATUS_OK = 0,               // CMD completed successfully