diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/index.js
index c1bb7378d09a0..79b4e8c6cd67c 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/index.js
@@ -193,9 +193,13 @@ function Navigation( {
 		hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks,
 		uncontrolledInnerBlocks,
 		isInnerBlockSelected,
-		hasSubmenus,
+		innerBlocks,
 	} = useInnerBlocks( clientId );
 
+	const hasSubmenus = !! innerBlocks.find(
+		( block ) => block.name === 'core/navigation-submenu'
+	);
+
 	const {
 		replaceInnerBlocks,
 		selectBlock,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/use-inner-blocks.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/use-inner-blocks.js
index 932ec79030e8b..70a8415e1f993 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/use-inner-blocks.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/edit/use-inner-blocks.js
@@ -17,19 +17,17 @@ export function useInnerBlocks( clientId ) {
 			// introduce a selector like `getUncontrolledInnerBlocks`, just in
 			// case `getBlock` is fixed.
 			const _uncontrolledInnerBlocks = getBlock( clientId ).innerBlocks;
+
 			const _hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks =
 				!! _uncontrolledInnerBlocks?.length;
 			const _controlledInnerBlocks = _hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks
 				? EMPTY_ARRAY
 				: getBlocks( clientId );
-			const innerBlocks = _hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks
-				? _uncontrolledInnerBlocks
-				: _controlledInnerBlocks;
 
 			return {
-				hasSubmenus: !! innerBlocks.find(
-					( block ) => block.name === 'core/navigation-submenu'
-				),
+				innerBlocks: _hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks
+					? _uncontrolledInnerBlocks
+					: _controlledInnerBlocks,
 				hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks: _hasUncontrolledInnerBlocks,
 				uncontrolledInnerBlocks: _uncontrolledInnerBlocks,
 				controlledInnerBlocks: _controlledInnerBlocks,