diff --git a/src/components/Link/Link.tsx b/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
index 88fe6d5a09..53e4017f23 100644
--- a/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Link/Link.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function Link<
       children,
       className,
       variant,
-      allowSpacebarActivation,
+      allowSpacebarActivation = false,
       ...linkProps
     } = props