diff --git a/esphome/components/number/automation.cpp b/esphome/components/number/automation.cpp
index 78ffc255fe..a3d49a6ff6 100644
--- a/esphome/components/number/automation.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/number/automation.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ void ValueRangeTrigger::setup() {
   float local_min = this->min_.value(0.0);
   float local_max = this->max_.value(0.0);
   convert hash = {.from = (local_max - local_min)};
-  uint32_t myhash = hash.to ^ this->parent_->get_preference_hash();
-  this->rtc_ = global_preferences->make_preference<bool>(myhash);
+  this->rtc_ = this->parent_->make_entity_preference<bool>(hash.to);
   bool initial_state;
   if (this->rtc_.load(&initial_state)) {
     this->previous_in_range_ = initial_state;