diff --git a/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py b/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
index 9dbd5d4ad67..00171350594 100644
--- a/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
+++ b/homeassistant/helpers/entity.py
@@ -763,13 +763,6 @@ class Entity(ABC):
         hass = self.hass
         assert hass is not None
 
-        if hasattr(self, "async_update"):
-            coro: asyncio.Future[None] = self.async_update()
-        elif hasattr(self, "update"):
-            coro = hass.async_add_executor_job(self.update)
-        else:
-            return
-
         self._update_staged = True
 
         # Process update sequential
@@ -780,8 +773,14 @@ class Entity(ABC):
             update_warn = hass.loop.call_later(
                 SLOW_UPDATE_WARNING, self._async_slow_update_warning
             )
+
         try:
-            await coro
+            if hasattr(self, "async_update"):
+                await self.async_update()
+            elif hasattr(self, "update"):
+                await hass.async_add_executor_job(self.update)
+            else:
+                return
         finally:
             self._update_staged = False
             if warning:
diff --git a/tests/helpers/test_entity.py b/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
index bb95860142d..40c402f6f49 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/test_entity.py
@@ -531,6 +531,41 @@ async def test_async_parallel_updates_with_two(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
         test_lock.release()
 
 
+async def test_async_parallel_updates_with_one_using_executor(
+    hass: HomeAssistant,
+) -> None:
+    """Test parallel updates with 1 (sequential) using the executor."""
+    test_semaphore = asyncio.Semaphore(1)
+    locked = []
+
+    class SyncEntity(entity.Entity):
+        """Test entity."""
+
+        def __init__(self, entity_id):
+            """Initialize sync test entity."""
+            self.entity_id = entity_id
+            self.hass = hass
+            self.parallel_updates = test_semaphore
+
+        def update(self):
+            """Test update."""
+            locked.append(self.parallel_updates.locked())
+
+    entities = [SyncEntity(f"sensor.test_{i}") for i in range(3)]
+
+    await asyncio.gather(
+        *[
+            hass.async_create_task(
+                ent.async_update_ha_state(True),
+                f"Entity schedule update ha state {ent.entity_id}",
+            )
+            for ent in entities
+        ]
+    )
+
+    assert locked == [True, True, True]
+
+
 async def test_async_remove_no_platform(hass: HomeAssistant) -> None:
     """Test async_remove method when no platform set."""
     ent = entity.Entity()