diff --git a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
index ab48cb3e47..fb9fcd5d76 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/LeftPanel.tsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default class LeftPanel extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
     }
 
     private static get breadcrumbsMode(): BreadcrumbsMode {
-        if (!SettingsStore.getValue("breadcrumbs")) return BreadcrumbsMode.Disabled;
+        if (!BreadcrumbsStore.instance.visible) return BreadcrumbsMode.Disabled;
         return SettingsStore.getValue("feature_breadcrumbs_v2") ? BreadcrumbsMode.Labs : BreadcrumbsMode.Legacy;
     }