diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
index d07958a478..cc1e770220 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.h
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class Mcp4461Component : public Component, public i2c::I2CDevice {
   uint8_t get_wiper_address_(uint8_t wiper);
   uint16_t read_wiper_level_(uint8_t wiper);
   void write_wiper_level_(uint8_t wiper, uint16_t value);
-  void mcp4461_write_(uint8_t addr, uint16_t data, bool nonvolatile = false);
+  bool mcp4461_write_(uint8_t addr, uint16_t data, bool nonvolatile = false);
   uint8_t calc_terminal_connector_byte_(Mcp4461TerminalIdx terminal_connector);
 
   WiperState reg_[8];