diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/link.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/link.js
index d542d4b5be..95e53394b5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/link.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/link.js
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlLink = class ControlLink extends frappe.ui.form.ControlDat
 			docname: value,
 			fields: columns_to_fetch,
 		}).then((response) => {
-			if (!response || !response.name) return undefined;
+			if (!response || !response.name) return null;
 			if (!docname || !columns_to_fetch.length) return response.name;
 
 			for (const [target_field, source_field] of Object.entries(fetch_map)) {