diff --git a/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.cpp b/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.cpp
index 1dac2b201d..9962f72917 100644
--- a/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.cpp
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ namespace samsung {
 static const char *const TAG = "samsung.climate";
 
 void SamsungClimate::transmit_state() {
-  if (current_climate_mode_ != climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF &&
+  if (this->current_climate_mode_ != climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF &&
       this->mode == climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF) {
     this->send_power_state_(false);
     return;
   }
 
-  if (current_climate_mode_ == climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF &&
+  if (this->current_climate_mode_ == climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF &&
       this->mode != climate::ClimateMode::CLIMATE_MODE_OFF) {
     this->send_power_state_(true);
   }
 
-  current_climate_mode_ = this->mode;
+  this->current_climate_mode_ = this->mode;
 
   this->set_climate_mode_(this->mode);
   this->set_temp_(this->target_temperature);
@@ -277,15 +277,15 @@ uint8_t SamsungClimate::calc_section_checksum(const uint8_t *section) {
 }
 
 void SamsungClimate::checksum_() {
-  uint8_t sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(protocol_.raw);
-  protocol_.sum_1_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
-  protocol_.sum_1_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
-  sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(protocol_.raw + K_SAMSUNG_AC_SECTION_LENGTH);
-  protocol_.sum_2_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
-  protocol_.sum_2_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
-  sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(protocol_.raw + K_SAMSUNG_AC_SECTION_LENGTH * 2);
-  protocol_.sum_3_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
-  protocol_.sum_3_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  uint8_t sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(this->protocol_.raw);
+  this->protocol_.sum_1_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  this->protocol_.sum_1_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(this->protocol_.raw + K_SAMSUNG_AC_SECTION_LENGTH);
+  this->protocol_.sum_2_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  this->protocol_.sum_2_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  sectionsum = calc_section_checksum(this->protocol_.raw + K_SAMSUNG_AC_SECTION_LENGTH * 2);
+  this->protocol_.sum_3_upper = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_HIGH_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
+  this->protocol_.sum_3_lower = GETBITS8(sectionsum, K_LOW_NIBBLE, K_NIBBLE_SIZE);
 }
 
 uint16_t SamsungClimate::count_bits(const uint8_t *const start, const uint16_t length, const bool ones,
diff --git a/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.h b/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.h
index c475ebfd0d..50e579eed0 100644
--- a/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.h
+++ b/esphome/components/samsung/samsung.h
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ union SamsungProtocol {
 };
 
 class SamsungClimate : public climate_ir::ClimateIR {
-  SamsungProtocol protocol_;
-  climate::ClimateMode current_climate_mode_;
 
  public:
   SamsungClimate()
@@ -184,9 +182,11 @@ class SamsungClimate : public climate_ir::ClimateIR {
                                climate::CLIMATE_SWING_HORIZONTAL, climate::CLIMATE_SWING_BOTH}) {}
 
  protected:
+  SamsungProtocol protocol_;
+  climate::ClimateMode current_climate_mode_;
+
   /// Transmit via IR the state of this climate controller
   void transmit_state() override;
-
   /// Handle received IR Buffer
   bool on_receive(remote_base::RemoteReceiveData data) override;