diff --git a/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
index eb5d6d840ec..5854cad3ef9 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/automation/__init__.py
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ class AutomationEntity(BaseAutomationEntity, RestoreEntity):
         await super().async_will_remove_from_hass()
         await self.async_disable()
 
-    async def _async_enable_automation(self) -> None:
+    async def _async_enable_automation(self, event: Event) -> None:
         """Start automation on startup."""
         # Don't do anything if no longer enabled or already attached
         if not self._is_enabled or self._async_detach_triggers is not None:
@@ -710,11 +710,6 @@ class AutomationEntity(BaseAutomationEntity, RestoreEntity):
 
         self._async_detach_triggers = await self._async_attach_triggers(True)
 
-    @callback
-    def _async_create_enable_automation_task(self, event: Event) -> None:
-        """Create a task to enable the automation."""
-        self.hass.async_create_task(self._async_enable_automation(), eager_start=True)
-
     async def async_enable(self) -> None:
         """Enable this automation entity.
 
@@ -732,7 +727,9 @@ class AutomationEntity(BaseAutomationEntity, RestoreEntity):
             return
 
         self.hass.bus.async_listen_once(
-            EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED, self._async_create_enable_automation_task
+            EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED,
+            self._async_enable_automation,
+            run_immediately=True,
         )
         self.async_write_ha_state()