diff --git a/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
index 21e0a71ebcb22b4216a182d706ffc6a99aa982cf..98f1b76449889d385e800083d467b4fc67a0ce19 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/yolink/climate.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class YoLinkClimateEntity(YoLinkEntity, ClimateEntity):
         self._attr_fan_modes = [FAN_ON, FAN_AUTO]
         self._attr_min_temp = -10
         self._attr_max_temp = 50
+        self._attr_hvac_mode = None
         self._attr_hvac_modes = [
             HVACMode.COOL,
             HVACMode.HEAT,