diff --git a/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js b/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
index e3e3feec54297b..ceb4c3e8166dfb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/bindings/post-meta.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export default {
 			registry.select( coreDataStore );
 
 		// If it is a template, use the default values.
-		if ( type === 'wp_template' ) {
+		if ( ! context?.postType && type === 'wp_template' ) {
 			let postType;
 			let isGlobalTemplate = false;
 			// Get the 'kind' from the start of the slug.