diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
index abdf2c837e8ed..0d4a28ad174a1 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/private-selectors.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ export const getBlockPatternsForPostType = createRegistrySelector(
  */
 export const getEntityRecordsPermissions = createRegistrySelector( ( select ) =>
 	createSelector(
-		( state: State, kind: string, name: string, ids: string[] ) => {
+		(
+			state: State,
+			kind: string,
+			name: string,
+			ids: string | string[]
+		) => {
 			const normalizedIds = Array.isArray( ids ) ? ids : [ ids ];
 			return normalizedIds.map( ( id ) => ( {
 				delete: select( STORE_NAME ).canUser( 'delete', {
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ export function getEntityRecordPermissions(
 	name: string,
 	id: string
 ) {
-	return getEntityRecordsPermissions( state, kind, name, [ id ] )[ 0 ];
+	return getEntityRecordsPermissions( state, kind, name, id )[ 0 ];
 }
 
 /**