diff --git a/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts b/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
index 9b18057808..83d7c9d20a 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-area-picker.ts
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ export class HaAreaPicker extends LitElement {
           }
         },
       });
+      return;
     }
 
     this._setValue(value);