diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
index 7b41baf0fbae21..8385447581969c 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-content/edit.js
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ function EditableContent( { context = {} } ) {
 
 function Content( props ) {
 	const { context: { queryId, postType, postId } = {} } = props;
-	const isDescendentOfQueryLoop = Number.isFinite( queryId );
 	const userCanEdit = useCanEditEntity( 'postType', postType, postId );
+	if ( userCanEdit === undefined ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	const isDescendentOfQueryLoop = Number.isFinite( queryId );
 	const isEditable = userCanEdit && ! isDescendentOfQueryLoop;
 
 	return isEditable ? (