diff --git a/packages/dataviews/src/components/dataviews-view-config/index.tsx b/packages/dataviews/src/components/dataviews-view-config/index.tsx
index 3e4fc97308aa3..bd9bc1b19803e 100644
--- a/packages/dataviews/src/components/dataviews-view-config/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/dataviews/src/components/dataviews-view-config/index.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ function SortFieldControl() {
 
 function SortDirectionControl() {
 	const { view, fields, onChangeView } = useContext( DataViewsContext );
+
+	const sortableFields = fields.filter(
+		( field ) => field.enableSorting !== false
+	);
+	if ( sortableFields.length === 0 ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	let value = view.sort?.direction;
 	if ( ! value && view.sort?.field ) {
 		value = 'desc';