diff --git a/esphome/components/jsn_sr04t/jsn_sr04t.cpp b/esphome/components/jsn_sr04t/jsn_sr04t.cpp
index 13b5a330ef..6281cee75a 100644
--- a/esphome/components/jsn_sr04t/jsn_sr04t.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/jsn_sr04t/jsn_sr04t.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ void Jsnsr04tComponent::check_buffer_() {
     case AJ_SR04M:
       checksum = this->buffer_[1] + this->buffer_[2];
       break;
+    default:
+      return;
   }
 
   if (this->buffer_[3] == checksum) {