diff --git a/packages/patterns/src/components/create-pattern-modal.js b/packages/patterns/src/components/create-pattern-modal.js
index 7c184f0ffaf235..ffceaa6289d0bc 100644
--- a/packages/patterns/src/components/create-pattern-modal.js
+++ b/packages/patterns/src/components/create-pattern-modal.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function CreatePatternModalContents( {
 	const form = useForm( {
 		title: {
 			validation: {
-				validateWhenDirty: false,
+				showErrorOnlyWhenDirty: true,
 				callback: ( data ) => {
 					if ( data.title.length === 0 ) {
 						return {