diff --git a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
index bd468dcbc3..a329f6f58a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/display/display_buffer.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void DisplayBuffer::printf(int x, int y, Font *font, TextAlign align, const char
 void DisplayBuffer::printf(int x, int y, Font *font, const char *format, ...) {
   va_list arg;
   va_start(arg, format);
-  this->vprintf_(x, y, font, COLOR_ON, TextAlign::CENTER_LEFT, format, arg);
+  this->vprintf_(x, y, font, COLOR_ON, TextAlign::TOP_LEFT, format, arg);
   va_end(arg);
 }
 void DisplayBuffer::set_writer(display_writer_t &&writer) { this->writer_ = writer; }