diff --git a/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py b/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
index 7f8fad134583..c41ff2c4587a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/reolink/host.py
@@ -502,7 +502,9 @@ class ReolinkHost:
                 wake[channel] = False
 
             # check privacy mode if enabled
-            if self._api.baichuan.privacy_mode(channel):
+            if self._api.baichuan.privacy_mode(channel) and (
+                not self._api.is_battery or wake[channel]
+            ):
                 await self._api.baichuan.get_privacy_mode(channel)
 
         if all(wake.values()):