diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/ListBox/ListBoxMenuItem.tsx b/packages/react/src/components/ListBox/ListBoxMenuItem.tsx
index b6eb7e41804a..f62d62dc655f 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/ListBox/ListBoxMenuItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/ListBox/ListBoxMenuItem.tsx
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ function useIsTruncated(ref) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const element = ref.current;
-    const { offsetWidth, scrollWidth } =
-      element.lastElementChild?.lastElementChild || element;
+    const { offsetWidth, scrollWidth } = element;
     setIsTruncated(offsetWidth < scrollWidth);
   }, [ref, setIsTruncated]);