diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
index c835a20b29220..9bdeb13f4b81d 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 function render_block_core_query_loop( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	$page_key = isset( $block->context['queryId'] ) ? 'query-' . $block->context['queryId'] . '-page' : 'query-page';
-	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : filter_var( $_GET[ $page_key ], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
+	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : (int) $_GET[ $page_key ];
 
 	$query_args = build_query_vars_from_query_block( $block, $page );
 	// Override the custom query with the global query if needed.
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/index.php
index de2b35d8c055e..ee71ad0f0271a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-next/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 function render_block_core_query_pagination_next( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	$page_key = isset( $block->context['queryId'] ) ? 'query-' . $block->context['queryId'] . '-page' : 'query-page';
-	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : filter_var( $_GET[ $page_key ], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
+	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : (int) $_GET[ $page_key ];
 	$max_page = isset( $block->context['query']['pages'] ) ? (int) $block->context['query']['pages'] : 0;
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes();
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-numbers/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-numbers/index.php
index 0068a958c7113..9d27e88519b65 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-numbers/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-numbers/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 function render_block_core_query_pagination_numbers( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	$page_key = isset( $block->context['queryId'] ) ? 'query-' . $block->context['queryId'] . '-page' : 'query-page';
-	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : filter_var( $_GET[ $page_key ], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
+	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : (int) $_GET[ $page_key ];
 	$max_page = isset( $block->context['query']['pages'] ) ? (int) $block->context['query']['pages'] : 0;
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes();
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/index.php
index 735efea618152..1723cfef0bc3e 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination-previous/index.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 function render_block_core_query_pagination_previous( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	$page_key = isset( $block->context['queryId'] ) ? 'query-' . $block->context['queryId'] . '-page' : 'query-page';
-	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : filter_var( $_GET[ $page_key ], FILTER_VALIDATE_INT );
+	$page     = empty( $_GET[ $page_key ] ) ? 1 : (int) $_GET[ $page_key ];
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes();
 	$default_label      = __( '« Previous Page', 'gutenberg' );