diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
index e3d7153be566bd..3c3d91e7b0a052 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/link-ui.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function getSuggestionsQuery( type, kind ) {
 			return {
 				// for custom link which has no type
 				// always show pages as initial suggestions
-				initialSuggestionsOptions: {
+				initialSuggestionsSearchOptions: {
 					type: 'post',
 					subtype: 'page',
 					perPage: 20,
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
index 88b8dff57e1135..3bba760b20c459 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ const fetchLinkSuggestions = async (
 ) => {
 	const {
 		isInitialSuggestions = false,
-		initialSuggestionsOptions = undefined,
+		initialSuggestionsSearchOptions = undefined,
 	} = searchOptions;
 
 	const { disablePostFormats = false } = settings;
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ const fetchLinkSuggestions = async (
 	/** @type {Promise<WPLinkSearchResult>[]} */
 	const queries = [];
 
-	if ( isInitialSuggestions && initialSuggestionsOptions ) {
-		type = initialSuggestionsOptions.type || type;
-		subtype = initialSuggestionsOptions.subtype || subtype;
-		page = initialSuggestionsOptions.page || page;
-		perPage = initialSuggestionsOptions.perPage || perPage;
+	if ( isInitialSuggestions && initialSuggestionsSearchOptions ) {
+		type = initialSuggestionsSearchOptions.type || type;
+		subtype = initialSuggestionsSearchOptions.subtype || subtype;
+		page = initialSuggestionsSearchOptions.page || page;
+		perPage = initialSuggestionsSearchOptions.perPage || perPage;
 	}
 
 	if ( ! type || type === 'post' ) {
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
index 16a4becd8515b3..d283226cca0909 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/fetch/test/__experimental-fetch-link-suggestions.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe( 'fetchLinkSuggestions', () => {
 				subtype: 'category',
 				page: 11,
 				isInitialSuggestions: true,
-				initialSuggestionsOptions: {
+				initialSuggestionsSearchOptions: {
 					type: 'post',
 					subtype: 'page',
 					perPage: 20,
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ describe( 'fetchLinkSuggestions', () => {
 				page: 11,
 				perPage: 20,
 				isInitialSuggestions: true,
-				initialSuggestionsOptions: {
+				initialSuggestionsSearchOptions: {
 					// intentionally missing.
 					// expected to default to those from the main search options.
 				},