diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
index 9f666e86c69..277a93ef4b4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entity_registry.py
@@ -1518,7 +1518,9 @@ def _async_setup_entity_restore(hass: HomeAssistant, registry: EntityRegistry) -
 
             entry.write_unavailable_state(hass)
 
-    hass.bus.async_listen(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, _write_unavailable_states)
+    hass.bus.async_listen(
+        EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_START, _write_unavailable_states, run_immediately=True
+    )
 
 
 async def async_migrate_entries(