diff --git a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/store.ts b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/store.ts
index 5dba1b26b3..1e67803d54 100644
--- a/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/store.ts
+++ b/app/src/modules/settings/routes/data-model/field-detail/store.ts
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ function initLocalStore(collection: string, field: string, type: typeof localTyp
 
 		if (type === 'files') {
 			nextTick(() => {
-				state.relations[1].related_collection = state.relations[1].related_collection ?? 'directus_files';
+				state.relations[1].related_collection = state.relations[1].related_collection || 'directus_files';
 			});
 		}