diff --git a/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp b/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
index 5820a2d7cd..f120f86f1f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/output/float_output.cpp
@@ -31,14 +31,13 @@ void FloatOutput::set_level(float state) {
     this->power_.unrequest();
   }
 #endif
+
+  if (!(state == 0.0f && this->zero_means_zero_))  // regardless of min_power_, 0.0 means off
+    state = (state * (this->max_power_ - this->min_power_)) + this->min_power_;
+
   if (this->is_inverted())
     state = 1.0f - state;
-  if (state == 0.0f && this->zero_means_zero_) {  // regardless of min_power_, 0.0 means off
-    this->write_state(state);
-    return;
-  }
-  float adjusted_value = (state * (this->max_power_ - this->min_power_)) + this->min_power_;
-  this->write_state(adjusted_value);
+  this->write_state(state);
 }
 
 void FloatOutput::write_state(bool state) { this->set_level(state != this->inverted_ ? 1.0f : 0.0f); }