diff --git a/esphome/components/rc522_i2c/__init__.py b/esphome/components/rc522_i2c/__init__.py
index 7c42a12429..c67615e2d8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/rc522_i2c/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/rc522_i2c/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
         {
             cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(RC522I2C),
         }
-    ).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x2C))
+    ).extend(i2c.i2c_device_schema(0x28))
 )