diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index 0714680390..ee39a2db6f 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void Mcp4461Component::set_initial_value(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, float initial_va
   this->reg_[wiper_idx].initial_value = initial_value;
 }
 
-void Mcp4461Component::set_terminal_disabled_on_start(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, char terminal) {
+void Mcp4461Component::initialize_terminal_disabled(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper, char terminal) {
   uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(wiper);
   switch (terminal) {
     case 'a':