diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/style-variations-container.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/style-variations-container.js
index 6a3fbacf71c9c9..db567db52b3252 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/style-variations-container.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/style-variations-container.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default function StyleVariationsContainer( { gap = 2 } ) {
 				return {
 					...variation,
 					settings: variation.settings ?? {},
-					styles: styles ?? {},
+					styles,
 				};
 			} ),
 		];