diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem.tsx
index 642d34b535..3349f81cc1 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-classic/src/theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {Props} from '@theme/NavbarItem/DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem';
 import {useDocsPreferredVersion} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
 import {translate} from '@docusaurus/Translate';
 import type {GlobalVersion} from '@docusaurus/plugin-content-docs/client';
+import type {LinkLikeNavbarItemProps} from '@theme/NavbarItem';
 
 const getVersionMainDoc = (version: GlobalVersion) =>
   version.docs.find((doc) => doc.id === version.mainDocId)!;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export default function DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem({
   const {preferredVersion, savePreferredVersionName} =
     useDocsPreferredVersion(docsPluginId);
 
-  function getItems() {
+  function getItems(): LinkLikeNavbarItemProps[] {
     const versionLinks = versions.map((version) => {
       // We try to link to the same doc, in another version
       // When not possible, fallback to the "main doc" of the version
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export default function DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem({
 
   // Mobile dropdown is handled a bit differently
   const dropdownLabel =
-    mobile && items
+    mobile && items.length > 1
       ? translate({
           id: 'theme.navbar.mobileVersionsDropdown.label',
           message: 'Versions',
@@ -73,7 +74,9 @@ export default function DocsVersionDropdownNavbarItem({
         })
       : dropdownVersion.label;
   const dropdownTo =
-    mobile && items ? undefined : getVersionMainDoc(dropdownVersion).path;
+    mobile && items.length > 1
+      ? undefined
+      : getVersionMainDoc(dropdownVersion).path;
 
   // We don't want to render a version dropdown with 0 or 1 item
   // If we build the site with a single docs version (onlyIncludeVersions: ['1.0.0'])