diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/controller.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/controller.py
index dc56cd9d9e3..c77987bcbdd 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/controller.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/controller.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import async_timeout
 from homeassistant.components.device_tracker import DOMAIN as TRACKER_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.sensor import DOMAIN as SENSOR_DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.components.switch import DOMAIN as SWITCH_DOMAIN
+from homeassistant.components.unifi.switch import BLOCK_SWITCH, POE_SWITCH
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_REAUTH
 from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_HOST,
@@ -347,7 +348,10 @@ class UniFiController:
         ):
             if entry.domain == TRACKER_DOMAIN:
                 mac = entry.unique_id.split("-", 1)[0]
-            elif entry.domain == SWITCH_DOMAIN:
+            elif entry.domain == SWITCH_DOMAIN and (
+                entry.unique_id.startswith(BLOCK_SWITCH)
+                or entry.unique_id.startswith(POE_SWITCH)
+            ):
                 mac = entry.unique_id.split("-", 1)[1]
             else:
                 continue