diff --git a/packages/framer-motion/src/motion/utils/should-inherit-variant.ts b/packages/framer-motion/src/motion/utils/should-inherit-variant.ts
index 0481fc084f..d17918faf9 100644
--- a/packages/framer-motion/src/motion/utils/should-inherit-variant.ts
+++ b/packages/framer-motion/src/motion/utils/should-inherit-variant.ts
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ export function checkShouldInheritVariant({
     variants,
     inherit,
 }: MotionProps): boolean {
-    return inherit ?? (!!variants && !animate)
+    return inherit !== undefined ? inherit : !!variants && !animate
 }