diff --git a/src/panels/config/core/ha-config-system-navigation.ts b/src/panels/config/core/ha-config-system-navigation.ts
index a3335d5903..22860dbabf 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/core/ha-config-system-navigation.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/core/ha-config-system-navigation.ts
@@ -189,9 +189,11 @@ class HaConfigSystemNavigation extends LitElement {
   private async _fetchBackupInfo(isHassioLoaded: boolean) {
     const backups: BackupContent[] | HassioBackup[] = isHassioLoaded
       ? await fetchHassioBackups(this.hass)
-      : await fetchBackupInfo(this.hass).then(
+      : isComponentLoaded(this.hass, "backup")
+      ? await fetchBackupInfo(this.hass).then(
           (backupData) => backupData.backups
-        );
+        )
+      : [];
 
     if (backups.length > 0) {
       this._latestBackupDate = (backups as any[]).reduce((a, b) =>