diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mikrotik/device_tracker.py b/homeassistant/components/mikrotik/device_tracker.py
index dee4a5de08d..16c3ed233d8 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mikrotik/device_tracker.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mikrotik/device_tracker.py
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ class MikrotikHubTracker(ScannerEntity):
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
         """Return the name of the client."""
-        return self.device.name
+        # Stringify to ensure we return a string
+        return str(self.device.name)
 
     @property
     def hostname(self) -> str: