diff --git a/homeassistant/components/vicare/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/vicare/binary_sensor.py
index 9897b38ccf5..88d6e3ac06a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/vicare/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/vicare/binary_sensor.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ class ViCareBinarySensor(BinarySensorEntity):
 
     def __init__(self, name, api, description: DescriptionT):
         """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self.entity_description = description
         self._attr_name = f"{name} {description.name}"
         self._api = api
         self._state = None