diff --git a/packages/edit-navigation/src/hooks/use-menu-locations.js b/packages/edit-navigation/src/hooks/use-menu-locations.js
index 9879db10689184..1b9b50a456efc0 100644
--- a/packages/edit-navigation/src/hooks/use-menu-locations.js
+++ b/packages/edit-navigation/src/hooks/use-menu-locations.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default function useMenuLocations() {
 
 			setMenuLocationsByName( newMenuLocationsByName );
 
-			const activeMenuId = oldMenuId || newMenuId;
+			const activeMenuId = newMenuId || oldMenuId;
 			editMenuEntityRecord( ...menuEntityData, {
 				locations: locationsForMenuId(
 					newMenuLocationsByName,