diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index aaa8c7fb18..df2f78a0f0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void Mcp4461Component::begin_() {
         this->reg_[i].state = 0;
         Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper_idx;
         wiper_idx = static_cast<Mcp4461WiperIdx>(i);
-        this->disable_wiper(wiper_idx);
+        this->disable_wiper_(wiper_idx);
       }
     }
   }