Entity normally has ABC as its metaclass, not type

custom_components/foxess_modbus/entities/modbus_entity_mixin.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Mixin providing common functionality for all entity classes"""
 import logging
+from abc import ABC
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Protocol
@@ -75,8 +76,8 @@ class ModbusEntityProtocol(Protocol):
 
 # HA introduced a ABCCachedProperties metaclass which is used by Entity, and which derives from ABCMeta.
 # This conflicts with Protocol's metaclass (from ModbusEntityProtocol).
-if type(Entity) == type(type):  # type: ignore
-    _METACLASS = type(Protocol)  # Inherits from ABCMeta
+if type(Entity) == type(ABC):
+    _METACLASS = type(Entity)
 
 else: