diff --git a/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-object.ts b/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-object.ts
index bca45148b3..626699c4fe 100644
--- a/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-object.ts
+++ b/src/components/ha-selector/ha-selector-object.ts
@@ -122,11 +122,7 @@ export class HaObjectSelector extends LitElement {
   }
 
   protected render() {
-    if (!this.selector.object) {
-      return nothing;
-    }
-
-    if (this.selector.object.fields) {
+    if (this.selector.object?.fields) {
       if (this.selector.object.multiple) {
         const items = ensureArray(this.value ?? []);
         return html`