diff --git a/homeassistant/components/devolo_home_control/devolo_device.py b/homeassistant/components/devolo_home_control/devolo_device.py
index b3cb68098e1..6087e07799d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/devolo_home_control/devolo_device.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/devolo_home_control/devolo_device.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 from devolo_home_control_api.devices.zwave import Zwave
 from devolo_home_control_api.homecontrol import HomeControl
 
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import SensorDeviceClass
 from homeassistant.helpers.entity import DeviceInfo, Entity
 
 from .const import DOMAIN
@@ -71,7 +72,11 @@ class DevoloDeviceEntity(Entity):
 
     def _generic_message(self, message: tuple) -> None:
         """Handle generic messages."""
-        if len(message) == 3 and message[2] == "battery_level":
+        if (
+            len(message) == 3
+            and message[2] == "battery_level"
+            and self.device_class == SensorDeviceClass.BATTERY
+        ):
             self._value = message[1]
         elif len(message) == 3 and message[2] == "status":
             # Maybe the API wants to tell us, that the device went on- or offline.