diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
index 86e6e17d93c8d3..bcaa01e28c7c03 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/resolvers.js
@@ -605,5 +605,6 @@ export const getNavigationMenuBySlug =
 	async ( { resolveSelect } ) => {
 		await resolveSelect.getEntityRecords( 'postType', 'wp_navigation', {
 			slug,
+			per_page: 1,
 		} );
 	};
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
index a4a130b5e86483..dd1948c97ff3ef 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
@@ -1282,6 +1282,7 @@ export function getNavigationMenuBySlug(
 ): Object | null {
 	const records = getEntityRecords( state, 'postType', 'wp_navigation', {
 		slug,
+		per_page: 1,
 	} );
 
 	if ( ! records?.length ) {