diff --git a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
index 654a0b5fa9..96f5099a66 100644
--- a/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/mcp4461/mcp4461.cpp
@@ -555,10 +555,10 @@ bool Mcp4461Component::mcp4461_write_(uint8_t addr, uint16_t data, bool nonvolat
   if (nonvolatile) {
     if (this->write_protected_) {
       ESP_LOGW(TAG, "Ignoring write to write protected chip");
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
     if (this->is_eeprom_busy_()) {
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
     this->previous_write_exec_time_ = millis();
     auto err = this->write_byte(reg, value_byte);