diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifi/switch.py b/homeassistant/components/unifi/switch.py
index 41c1f55a22a..18a3dbc3b90 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifi/switch.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifi/switch.py
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ class UnifiSwitchEntityDescription(
     only_event_for_state_change: bool = False
 
 
+def _make_unique_id(obj_id: str, type_name: str) -> str:
+    """Split an object id by the first underscore and interpose the given type."""
+    prefix, _, suffix = obj_id.partition("_")
+    return f"{prefix}-{type_name}-{suffix}"
+
+
 ENTITY_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[UnifiSwitchEntityDescription, ...] = (
     UnifiSwitchEntityDescription[Clients, Client](
         key="Block client",
@@ -256,7 +262,7 @@ ENTITY_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[UnifiSwitchEntityDescription, ...] = (
         object_fn=lambda api, obj_id: api.outlets[obj_id],
         should_poll=False,
         supported_fn=async_outlet_supports_switching_fn,
-        unique_id_fn=lambda controller, obj_id: f"{obj_id.split('_', 1)[0]}-outlet-{obj_id.split('_', 1)[1]}",
+        unique_id_fn=lambda controller, obj_id: _make_unique_id(obj_id, "outlet"),
     ),
     UnifiSwitchEntityDescription[PortForwarding, PortForward](
         key="Port forward control",
@@ -297,7 +303,7 @@ ENTITY_DESCRIPTIONS: tuple[UnifiSwitchEntityDescription, ...] = (
         object_fn=lambda api, obj_id: api.ports[obj_id],
         should_poll=False,
         supported_fn=lambda controller, obj_id: controller.api.ports[obj_id].port_poe,
-        unique_id_fn=lambda controller, obj_id: f"{obj_id.split('_', 1)[0]}-poe-{obj_id.split('_', 1)[1]}",
+        unique_id_fn=lambda controller, obj_id: _make_unique_id(obj_id, "poe"),
     ),
     UnifiSwitchEntityDescription[Wlans, Wlan](
         key="WLAN control",