diff --git a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/sensor.py b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/sensor.py
index e0186be163..06091c4f1c 100644
--- a/esphome/components/qmc5883l/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/qmc5883l/sensor.py
@@ -150,21 +150,12 @@ async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
     cg.add(var.set_oversampling(config[CONF_OVERSAMPLING]))
     cg.add(var.set_datarate(config[CONF_DATA_RATE]))
     cg.add(var.set_range(config[CONF_RANGE]))
-    if CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_X in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_X])
-        cg.add(var.set_x_sensor(sens))
-    if CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Y in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Y])
-        cg.add(var.set_y_sensor(sens))
-    if CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Z in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Z])
-        cg.add(var.set_z_sensor(sens))
-    if CONF_HEADING in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_HEADING])
-        cg.add(var.set_heading_sensor(sens))
-    if CONF_TEMPERATURE in config:
-        sens = await sensor.new_sensor(config[CONF_TEMPERATURE])
-        cg.add(var.set_temperature_sensor(sens))
+    sensors = sensor.sub_sensors(config)
+    await sensors(CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_X, var.set_x_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Y, var.set_y_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_FIELD_STRENGTH_Z, var.set_z_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_HEADING, var.set_heading_sensor)
+    await sensors(CONF_TEMPERATURE, var.set_temperature_sensor)
     if CONF_DRDY_PIN in config:
         pin = await cg.gpio_pin_expression(config[CONF_DRDY_PIN])
         cg.add(var.set_drdy_pin(pin))