diff --git a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
index 0eb051e4f3..d15f6328ba 100644
--- a/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/sensor/sensor.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void Sensor::publish_state(float state) {
 }
 
 void Sensor::add_on_state_callback(std::function<void(float)> &&callback) {
-  this->callbacks_.add_second(std::move(callback));
+  this->callback_.add(std::move(callback));
 }
 
 void Sensor::add_on_raw_state_callback(std::function<void(float)> &&callback) {