diff --git a/esphome/components/gpio/switch/gpio_switch.cpp b/esphome/components/gpio/switch/gpio_switch.cpp
index 9043a6a493..d461fab051 100644
--- a/esphome/components/gpio/switch/gpio_switch.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/gpio/switch/gpio_switch.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace esphome {
 namespace gpio {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "switch.gpio";
+static constexpr uint32_t INTERLOCK_TIMEOUT_ID = 0;
 
 float GPIOSwitch::get_setup_priority() const { return setup_priority::HARDWARE; }
 void GPIOSwitch::setup() {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ void GPIOSwitch::write_state(bool state) {
       }
     }
     if (found && this->interlock_wait_time_ != 0) {
-      this->set_timeout("interlock", this->interlock_wait_time_, [this, state] {
+      this->set_timeout(INTERLOCK_TIMEOUT_ID, this->interlock_wait_time_, [this, state] {
         // Don't write directly, call the function again
         // (some other switch may have changed state while we were waiting)
         this->write_state(state);
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ void GPIOSwitch::write_state(bool state) {
   } else if (this->interlock_wait_time_ != 0) {
     // If we are switched off during the interlock wait time, cancel any pending
     // re-activations
-    this->cancel_timeout("interlock");
+    this->cancel_timeout(INTERLOCK_TIMEOUT_ID);
   }
 
   this->pin_->digital_write(state);