diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
index 6581f1180a91bb..2976d021241fc1 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/link-control/index.js
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ function LinkControl( {
 	// Only show text control once a URL value has been committed
 	// and it isn't just empty whitespace.
 	// See https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/33849/#issuecomment-932194927.
-	const showTextControl = value?.url?.trim()?.length && hasTextControl;
+	const showTextControl = value?.url?.trim()?.length > 0 && hasTextControl;
 
 	return (
 		<div