diff --git a/packages/components/src/font-size-picker/index.tsx b/packages/components/src/font-size-picker/index.tsx
index bc5154801880d2..78158b33f43dbe 100644
--- a/packages/components/src/font-size-picker/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/src/font-size-picker/index.tsx
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ const UnforwardedFontSizePicker = (
 		}
 
 		// Calculate the `hint` for toggle group control.
-		let hint = selectedOption.name;
+		let hint = selectedOption?.name || selectedOption.slug;
 		if (
 			! fontSizesContainComplexValues &&
 			typeof selectedOption.size === 'string'