diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-excerpt/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/post-excerpt/index.php
index 03e0acf4fe22a..cc68b24df971a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-excerpt/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-excerpt/index.php
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ function render_block_core_post_excerpt( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 		return '';
 	}
 
+	$excerpt = get_the_excerpt( $block->context['postId'] );
+
+	if ( empty( $excerpt ) ) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
 	$more_text           = ! empty( $attributes['moreText'] ) ? '<a class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link" href="' . esc_url( get_the_permalink( $block->context['postId'] ) ) . '">' . $attributes['moreText'] . '</a>' : '';
 	$filter_excerpt_more = function( $more ) use ( $more_text ) {
 		return empty( $more_text ) ? $more : '';
@@ -38,7 +44,7 @@ function render_block_core_post_excerpt( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	}
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes( array( 'class' => $classes ) );
 
-	$content               = '<p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">' . get_the_excerpt( $block->context['postId'] );
+	$content               = '<p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt">' . $excerpt;
 	$show_more_on_new_line = ! isset( $attributes['showMoreOnNewLine'] ) || $attributes['showMoreOnNewLine'];
 	if ( $show_more_on_new_line && ! empty( $more_text ) ) {
 		$content .= '</p><p class="wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text">' . $more_text . '</p>';