diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
index 51e555e66b..65297a5504 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ std::string format_mac_addr(const uint8_t *mac) {
   return buf;
 }
 void show_packet(std::string title, ESPNowPacket *packet) {
-  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s packet: M:%s H:%cx%cx%c  P:%c%c%c 0x%02x  S:%02x  C:ox%02x~0x%02x S:%02d V:%s", title.c_str(),
+  ESP_LOGVV(TAG, "%s packet: M:%s H:%cx%cx%c  P:%c%c%c 0x%02x  S:%02x  C:ox%02x~0x%02x S:%02d V:%s", title,
             format_mac_addr(packet->peer_as_bytes()).c_str(), packet->content_at(0), packet->content_at(1),
             packet->content_at(2), packet->content_at(3), packet->content_at(4), packet->content_at(5),
             packet->content_at(6), packet->content_at(7), packet->crc(), packet->calc_crc() packet->get_size(),
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ bool ESPNowPacket::is_valid() {
   uint16_t crc = this->content.payload[this->size];
   bool valid = (memcmp((const void *) &this->content, (const void *) &TRANSPORT_HEADER, 3) == 0);
   valid &= (this->get_protocol() != 0);
-  valid &= (this->calc_crc_() == crc);
+  valid &= (this->calc_crc() == crc);
 
   return valid;
 }
diff --git a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
index 1d643ae7ac..6af535af6d 100644
--- a/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
+++ b/esphome/components/espnow/espnow.h
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ struct ESPNowPacket {
     // this->update_payload_();
     return this->content.payload[this->size];
   }
+  uint8_t calc_crc() {
+    uint8_t crc = esp_crc8_le(0, (const uint8_t *) &(this->content.protocol), 2);
+    crc = esp_crc8_le(crc, this->peer_as_bytes(), 6);
+    return esp_crc8_le(crc, (const uint8_t *) &this->content, this->size);
+  }
 
   void retry() { this->attempts++; }
   bool is_valid();
@@ -117,19 +122,13 @@ struct ESPNowPacket {
  private:
   ByteBuffer *payload_buffer_{nullptr};
 
-  uint8_t calc_crc_() {
-    uint8_t crc = esp_crc8_le(0, (const uint8_t *) &(this->content.protocol), 2);
-    crc = esp_crc8_le(crc, this->peer_as_bytes(), 6);
-    return esp_crc8_le(crc, (const uint8_t *) &this->content, this->size);
-  }
-
   void update_payload_() {
     if (this->payload_buffer_->is_changed()) {
       this->payload_buffer_->flip();
       this->payload_buffer_->get_bytes((uint8_t *) &(this->content.payload), this->payload_buffer_->get_used_space());
       this->size = this->payload_buffer_->get_used_space() + this->prefix_size();
     }
-    this->content.payload[this->size] = this->calc_crc_();
+    this->content.payload[this->size] = this->calc_crc();
   }
 };