diff --git a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/source-nodes/fetch-nodes/fetch-nodes-paginated.js b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/source-nodes/fetch-nodes/fetch-nodes-paginated.js
index a604f2f31a9dd..14036885f1013 100644
--- a/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/source-nodes/fetch-nodes/fetch-nodes-paginated.js
+++ b/packages/gatsby-source-wordpress/src/steps/source-nodes/fetch-nodes/fetch-nodes-paginated.js
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ const paginatedWpNodeFetch = async ({
   }
 
   let {
-    [contentTypePlural]: { nodes, pageInfo: { hasNextPage, endCursor } = {} },
+    [contentTypePlural]: { nodes, pageInfo },
   } = data
 
+  const { hasNextPage, endCursor } = pageInfo || {}
+
   // Sometimes private posts return as null.
   // That causes problems for us so let's strip them out
   nodes = nodes.filter(Boolean)