diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index 0af0474389..25af3437ec 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void Mcp4461Component::begin_() {
       this->reg_[i].state = this->read_wiper_level_(i);
     } else { 
       Mcp4461WiperIdx wiper_idx;
-      wiper_idx = static_cast<uint8_t>(i);
+      wiper_idx = static_cast<Mcp4461WiperIdx>(i);
       this->disable_wiper(wiper_idx);
     }
 }