diff --git a/src/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php b/src/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
index 1f4c5aeb9efba..8bddf88489f36 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/interactivity-api/class-wp-interactivity-api.php
@@ -1031,16 +1031,16 @@ private function data_wp_router_region_processor( WP_Interactivity_API_Directive
 		if ( 'enter' === $mode && ! $this->has_processed_router_region ) {
 			$this->has_processed_router_region = true;
 
-			// Initialize the `core/router` store.
+			/*
+			 * Initialize the `core/router` store.
+			 * If the store is not initialized like this with minimal
+			 * navigation object, the interactivity-router script module
+			 * errors.
+			 */
 			$this->state(
 				'core/router',
 				array(
-					'navigation' => array(
-						'texts' => array(
-							'loading' => __( 'Loading page, please wait.' ),
-							'loaded'  => __( 'Page Loaded.' ),
-						),
-					),
+					'navigation' => new stdClass(),
 				)
 			);