diff --git a/esphome/components/haier/hon_climate.cpp b/esphome/components/haier/hon_climate.cpp
index 1fa00857a5..be5035caa1 100644
--- a/esphome/components/haier/hon_climate.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/haier/hon_climate.cpp
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ haier_protocol::HandlerError HonClimate::process_status_message_(const uint8_t *
         break;
     }
     should_publish = should_publish || (!old_fan_mode.has_value()) ||
-                     (old_fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO) != this->fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO));
+                     (old_fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_ON) != this->fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_ON));
   }
   // Display status
   // should be before "Climate mode" because it is changing this->mode
diff --git a/esphome/components/haier/smartair2_climate.cpp b/esphome/components/haier/smartair2_climate.cpp
index e4806a9de0..d24f8ad849 100644
--- a/esphome/components/haier/smartair2_climate.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/haier/smartair2_climate.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ haier_protocol::HandlerError Smartair2Climate::process_status_message_(const uin
         break;
     }
     should_publish = should_publish || (!old_fan_mode.has_value()) ||
-                     (old_fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO) != this->fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_AUTO));
+                     (old_fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_ON) != this->fan_mode.value_or(CLIMATE_FAN_ON));
   }
   // Display status
   // should be before "Climate mode" because it is changing this->mode