diff --git a/esphome/components/output/switch/output_switch.h b/esphome/components/output/switch/output_switch.h
index fc9540fede..a184a342fe 100644
--- a/esphome/components/output/switch/output_switch.h
+++ b/esphome/components/output/switch/output_switch.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class OutputSwitch : public switch_::Switch, public Component {
   void set_output(BinaryOutput *output) { output_ = output; }
 
   void setup() override;
-  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
+  float get_setup_priority() const override { return setup_priority::HARDWARE - 1.0f; }
   void dump_config() override;
 
  protected: