diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/ui.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/ui.js
index 60d7e314d7776a..0a82eec789c93c 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/ui.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/ui.js
@@ -280,10 +280,9 @@ function GlobalStylesEditorCanvasContainerLink() {
 				 * Exclude revisions panel from this behavior,
 				 * as it should close when the editorCanvasContainerView doesn't correspond.
 				 */
-				if ( path !== '/' && ! isRevisionsOpen ) {
-					return;
+				if ( path !== '/' && isRevisionsOpen ) {
+					goTo( '/' );
 				}
-				goTo( '/' );
 				break;
 		}
 	}, [ editorCanvasContainerView, isRevisionsOpen, goTo ] );