diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index 965fe56db0..f508d63bc6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ void Mcp4461Component::disable_wiper(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s", LOG_STR_ARG(mcp4461_get_message_string_(this->error_code_)));
     return;
   }
+  uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(wiper);
   if (!(this->reg_[wiper_idx].enabled)) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s", LOG_STR_ARG(mcp4461_get_message_string_(MCP4461_WIPER_DISABLED)));
     return;
@@ -342,7 +343,6 @@ void Mcp4461Component::disable_wiper(Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper) {
     ESP_LOGW(TAG, "%s", LOG_STR_ARG(mcp4461_get_message_string_(MCP4461_WIPER_LOCKED)));
     return;
   }
-  uint8_t wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(wiper);
   ESP_LOGV(TAG, "Disabling wiper %" PRIu8, wiper_idx);
   this->reg_[wiper_idx].terminal_hw = false;
   this->update_ = true;