diff --git a/esphome/components/rotary_encoder/sensor.py b/esphome/components/rotary_encoder/sensor.py
index 20c757f093..246db023f4 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rotary_encoder/sensor.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rotary_encoder/sensor.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ async def to_code(config):
     RotaryEncoderSetValueAction,
     cv.Schema(
         {
-            cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(sensor.Sensor),
+            cv.Required(CONF_ID): cv.use_id(RotaryEncoderSensor),
             cv.Required(CONF_VALUE): cv.templatable(cv.int_),
         }
     ),