diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/use-styles/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/use-styles/index.js
index 551ce815768bf..df6a2622e5b23 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/use-styles/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/use-styles/index.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function useStyles() {
 	// Make sure to recompute the styles when hasResolved changes.
 	const config = useMemo( () => {
 		return {
-			styles: styles ?? 'no styless',
+			styles: styles ?? {},
 			isReady,
 		};
 	}, [ isReady, styles ] );