diff --git a/packages/core/client/src/acl/ACLProvider.tsx b/packages/core/client/src/acl/ACLProvider.tsx
index 798ba81948..e0b907a12f 100644
--- a/packages/core/client/src/acl/ACLProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/client/src/acl/ACLProvider.tsx
@@ -312,7 +312,10 @@ export const ACLCollectionFieldProvider = (props) => {
   const { allowAll } = useACLRoleContext();
   const { whitelist } = useACLFieldWhitelist();
   const [name] = (fieldSchema.name as string).split('.');
-  const allowed = !fieldSchema['x-acl-ignore'] && whitelist.length > 0 ? whitelist.includes(name) : true;
+  const allowed =
+    !fieldSchema['x-acl-ignore'] && whitelist.length > 0 && fieldSchema?.['x-collection-field']
+      ? whitelist.includes(name)
+      : true;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!allowed) {
       field.required = false;