diff --git a/fields/core/code/edit-component.tsx b/fields/core/code/edit-component.tsx
index 980b90ac8..81a742fd9 100644
--- a/fields/core/code/edit-component.tsx
+++ b/fields/core/code/edit-component.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const EditComponent = forwardRef((props: any, ref: any) => {
         break;
     }
 
-    if (field.options.lintFn) {
+    if (field.options?.lintFn) {
       exts.push(linter(field.options.lintFn));
     }