diff --git a/homeassistant/components/onvif/camera.py b/homeassistant/components/onvif/camera.py
index 0c116568780..29af1049fae 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/onvif/camera.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/onvif/camera.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.camera.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.ffmpeg import DATA_FFMPEG, CONF_EXTRA_ARGUMENTS
 import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
 from homeassistant.helpers.aiohttp_client import async_aiohttp_proxy_stream
-from homeassistant.helpers.service import extract_entity_ids
+from homeassistant.helpers.service import async_extract_entity_ids
 import homeassistant.util.dt as dt_util
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async def async_setup_platform(hass, config, async_add_entities, discovery_info=
         tilt = service.data.get(ATTR_TILT, None)
         zoom = service.data.get(ATTR_ZOOM, None)
         all_cameras = hass.data[ONVIF_DATA][ENTITIES]
-        entity_ids = extract_entity_ids(hass, service)
+        entity_ids = await async_extract_entity_ids(hass, service)
         target_cameras = []
         if not entity_ids:
             target_cameras = all_cameras