diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index 16f3e4ca11d799..02c96d2e5f61ef 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -31,13 +31,15 @@ import {
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { isURL, prependHTTP } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { Fragment, useState, useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { placeCaretAtHorizontalEdge } from '@wordpress/dom';
+import {
+	placeCaretAtHorizontalEdge,
+	__unstableStripHTML as stripHTML,
+} from '@wordpress/dom';
 import { link as linkIcon, addSubmenu } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import {
 	store as coreStore,
 	useResourcePermissions,
 } from '@wordpress/core-data';
-
 import { useMergeRefs } from '@wordpress/compose';
 
 /**
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ export default function NavigationLinkEdit( {
 			<InspectorControls>
 				<PanelBody title={ __( 'Link settings' ) }>
 					<TextControl
-						value={ label ? navStripHTML( label ) : '' }
+						value={ label ? stripHTML( label ) : '' }
 						onChange={ ( labelValue ) => {
 							setAttributes( { label: labelValue } );
 						} }