diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
index d682abdc2b..47031b669c 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/components/EntityRefLink/EntityRefLink.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,13 @@ export type EntityRefLinkProps = {
 export const EntityRefLink = forwardRef<any, EntityRefLinkProps>(
   (props, ref) => {
     const { entityRef, defaultKind, title, children, ...linkProps } = props;
-    const entityRoute = useRouteRef(entityRouteRef);
+    let entityRoute = () => '';
+    try {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/rules-of-hooks
+      entityRoute = useRouteRef(entityRouteRef);
+    } catch (e) {
+      /* */
+    }
 
     let kind;
     let namespace;