diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.js
index 00b8d59cb531a9..d613d4a71ef1e4 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/index.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const settings = {
 		return buildNavigationLabel(
 			navigationMenu?.title,
 			1, // This has to be 1 because in this context there is only one Navigation shown.
-			navigationMenu.status
+			navigationMenu?.status
 		);
 	},
 	edit,