diff --git a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
index 9aea4f59c5c..cb33c78fc52 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/forked_daapd/media_player.py
@@ -418,13 +418,15 @@ class ForkedDaapdMaster(MediaPlayerEntity):
         # restore state
         await self._api.set_volume(volume=self._last_volume * 100)
         if self._last_outputs:
-            futures = []
+            futures: list[asyncio.Task[int]] = []
             for output in self._last_outputs:
                 futures.append(
-                    self._api.change_output(
-                        output["id"],
-                        selected=output["selected"],
-                        volume=output["volume"],
+                    asyncio.create_task(
+                        self._api.change_output(
+                            output["id"],
+                            selected=output["selected"],
+                            volume=output["volume"],
+                        )
                     )
                 )
             await asyncio.wait(futures)