diff --git a/esphome/components/pid/pid_controller.cpp b/esphome/components/pid/pid_controller.cpp
index afc2d91000..30f6038325 100644
--- a/esphome/components/pid/pid_controller.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/pid/pid_controller.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ float PIDController::update(float setpoint, float process_value) {
 bool PIDController::in_deadband() {
   // return (fabs(error) < deadband_threshold);
   float err = -error_;
-  return ((err > 0 && err < threshold_high_) || (err < 0 && err > threshold_low_));
+  return (threshold_low_ < err && err < threshold_high_);
 }
 
 void PIDController::calculate_proportional_term_() {