diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/v1/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/v1/save.js
index bf8be9ba413b4f..3c20f0c7c30bf0 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/v1/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/v1/save.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export default function saveV1( { attributes } ) {
 									<RichText.Content
 										tagName="figcaption"
 										className={ classnames(
-											'blocks-gallery-item',
+											'blocks-gallery-item__caption',
 											__experimentalGetElementClassName(
 												'caption'
 											)