diff --git a/homeassistant/components/ping/binary_sensor.py b/homeassistant/components/ping/binary_sensor.py
index ea07c3123e9..0ab79a65086 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/ping/binary_sensor.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/ping/binary_sensor.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from icmplib import NameLookupError, async_ping
 import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.components.binary_sensor import (
-    DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY,
     PLATFORM_SCHEMA,
+    BinarySensorDeviceClass,
     BinarySensorEntity,
 )
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST, CONF_NAME, STATE_ON
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class PingBinarySensor(RestoreEntity, BinarySensorEntity):
         return self._available
 
     @property
-    def device_class(self) -> str:
+    def device_class(self) -> BinarySensorDeviceClass:
         """Return the class of this sensor."""
-        return DEVICE_CLASS_CONNECTIVITY
+        return BinarySensorDeviceClass.CONNECTIVITY
 
     @property
     def is_on(self) -> bool: