diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/config/prepareConfig.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/config/prepareConfig.ts
index fd041169083..188bd6b3d1a 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/config/prepareConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/config/prepareConfig.ts
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ function resolveSource({
         directUploads:
           // TODO: consider refactoring this to `noDirectUploads` or similar
           // default value for this is `true`
-          config.form?.file?.directUploads === undefined ? true : config.form.file.directUploads,
+          config.form?.image?.directUploads === undefined ? true : config.form.image.directUploads,
       },
     },