diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/climate.py
index 3df9db0d5d0..94311eeda61 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/climate.py
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ class MqttClimate(MqttTemperatureControlEntity, ClimateEntity):
     _attributes_extra_blocked = MQTT_CLIMATE_ATTRIBUTES_BLOCKED
     _attr_target_temperature_low: float | None = None
     _attr_target_temperature_high: float | None = None
+    _enable_turn_on_off_backwards_compatibility = False
 
     @staticmethod
     def config_schema() -> vol.Schema: