diff --git a/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
index ec4b53cd2e0..289a57683cf 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/universal/media_player.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class UniversalMediaPlayer(MediaPlayerEntity):
             for entity in self._state_template.extract_entities():
                 depend.append(entity)
 
-        self.hass.helpers.event.async_track_state_change(
+        self.hass.helpers.event.async_track_state_change_event(
             list(set(depend)), async_on_dependency_update
         )