diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
index 30181c9044c34d..f3baeb8c1756ba 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/media-text/edit.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function MediaTextEdit( { attributes, isSelected, setAttributes } ) {
 				<ToggleControl
 					__nextHasNoMarginBottom
 					label={ __( 'Crop image to fill entire column' ) }
-					checked={ imageFill }
+					checked={ !! imageFill }
 					onChange={ () =>
 						setAttributes( {
 							imageFill: ! imageFill,