diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mjpeg/config_flow.py b/homeassistant/components/mjpeg/config_flow.py
index 61c80bcde38237..024766f4c638d7 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mjpeg/config_flow.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mjpeg/config_flow.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def async_get_schema(
 
     if show_name:
         schema = {
-            vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=defaults.get(CONF_NAME)): str,
+            vol.Required(CONF_NAME, default=defaults.get(CONF_NAME)): str,
             **schema,
         }