diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
index 2f316ef3471548..346e2594669a3c 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/columns/editor.scss
@@ -112,26 +112,26 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// The empty state of a columns block has the default appenders.
+// Since those appenders are not blocks, the parent, actual block, appears "hovered" when hovering the appenders.
+// Because the column shouldn't be hovered as part of this temporary passthrough, we unset the hover style.
+.wp-block-columns [data-type="core/column"].is-hovered {
+	> .block-editor-block-list__block-edit::before {
+		content: none;
+	}
+
+	.block-editor-block-list__breadcrumb {
+		display: none;
+	}
+}
+
 // In absence of making the individual columns resizable, we prevent them from being clickable.
 // This makes them less fiddly. @todo: This should be revisited as the interface is refined.
 .wp-block-columns [data-type="core/column"] {
 	pointer-events: none;
 
-	// The empty state of a columns block has the default appenders.
-	// Since those appenders are not blocks, the parent, actual block, appears "hovered" when hovering the appenders.
-	// Because the column shouldn't be hovered as part of this temporary passthrough, we unset the hover style.
-	&.is-hovered {
-		> .block-editor-block-list__block-edit::before {
-			content: none;
-		}
-
-		.block-editor-block-list__breadcrumb {
-			display: none;
-		}
+	// This selector re-enables clicking on any child of a column block.
+	.block-editor-block-list__layout {
+		pointer-events: all;
 	}
 }
-
-// This selector re-enables clicking on any child of a column block.
-:not(.components-disabled) > .wp-block-columns > .block-editor-inner-blocks > .block-editor-block-list__layout > [data-type="core/column"] > .block-editor-block-list__block-edit > * {
-	pointer-events: all;
-}