diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Model/Link/Builder.php b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Model/Link/Builder.php
index e51ff1d76f6d2..b0cdfc3589d49 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Model/Link/Builder.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Model/Link/Builder.php
@@ -88,17 +88,11 @@ public function build(\Magento\Downloadable\Api\Data\LinkInterface $link)
             'to_link',
             $this->data
         );
-        $downloadableLinkSampleData = $this->objectCopyService->getDataFromFieldset(
-            'downloadable_link_sample_data',
-            'to_link_sample',
-            $this->data['sample']
-        );
         $this->dataObjectHelper->populateWithArray(
             $link,
             array_merge(
                 $this->data,
-                $downloadableData,
-                $downloadableLinkSampleData
+                $downloadableData
             ),
             \Magento\Downloadable\Api\Data\LinkInterface::class
         );
@@ -114,8 +108,10 @@ public function build(\Magento\Downloadable\Api\Data\LinkInterface $link)
             $link->setLinkFile($linkFileName);
             $link->setLinkUrl(null);
         }
-
-        $link = $this->buildSample($link, $this->data['sample']);
+        
+        if (isset($this->data['sample'])) {
+            $link = $this->buildSample($link, $this->data['sample']);
+        }
 
         if (!$link->getSortOrder()) {
             $link->setSortOrder(1);
@@ -161,6 +157,19 @@ private function getComponent()
     private function buildSample(\Magento\Downloadable\Api\Data\LinkInterface $link, array $sample)
     {
         if (!empty($sample['url']) || !empty($sample['file'])) {
+            $downloadableLinkSampleData = $this->objectCopyService->getDataFromFieldset(
+                'downloadable_link_sample_data',
+                'to_link_sample',
+                $this->data['sample']
+            );
+            $this->dataObjectHelper->populateWithArray(
+                $link,
+                array_merge(
+                    $this->data,
+                    $downloadableLinkSampleData
+                ),
+                \Magento\Downloadable\Api\Data\LinkInterface::class
+            );
             if ($link->getSampleType() === \Magento\Downloadable\Helper\Download::LINK_TYPE_FILE) {
                 $linkSampleFileName = $this->downloadableFile->moveFileFromTmp(
                     $this->getComponent()->getBaseSampleTmpPath(),
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Test/Unit/Model/Link/BuilderTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Test/Unit/Model/Link/BuilderTest.php
index d22a736bdf3c0..97c3eb438a8d9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Test/Unit/Model/Link/BuilderTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Downloadable/Test/Unit/Model/Link/BuilderTest.php
@@ -108,13 +108,24 @@ public function testBuild($data, $expectedPrice)
         )->willReturn($downloadableData);
         $this->service->setData($data);
         $this->dataObjectHelperMock->method('populateWithArray')
-            ->with(
-                $this->linkMock,
-                array_merge(
-                    $data,
-                    $downloadableData
-                ),
-                LinkInterface::class
+            ->withConsecutive(
+                [
+                    $this->linkMock,
+                    array_merge(
+                        $data,
+                        $downloadableData
+                    ),
+                    LinkInterface::class
+                ],
+                [
+                    $this->linkMock,
+                    array_merge(
+                        $data,
+                        $downloadableData,
+                        $data['sample']
+                    ),
+                    LinkInterface::class
+                ]
             )->willReturn($this->linkMock);
         $this->linkMock->expects($this->once())->method('getLinkType')->willReturn(Download::LINK_TYPE_FILE);
         $linkModel = $this->getMockBuilder(Link::class)
@@ -172,16 +183,11 @@ public function testBuildFileNotProvided()
             ]
         ];
         $downloadableData = ['sort_order' => 1];
-        $this->objectCopyServiceMock->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('getDataFromFieldset')->withConsecutive(
+        $this->objectCopyServiceMock->expects($this->once())->method('getDataFromFieldset')->withConsecutive(
             [
                 'downloadable_data',
                 'to_link',
                 $data
-            ],
-            [
-                'downloadable_link_sample_data',
-                'to_link_sample',
-                $data['sample']
             ]
         )->willReturn($downloadableData);
         $this->service->setData($data);