diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/calendar/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/calendar/index.php
index c6ba095a926df..3e0e48c65b28a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/calendar/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/calendar/index.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function block_core_calendar_has_published_posts() {
 	}
 
 	// On single sites we try our own cached option first.
-	$has_published_posts = get_option( 'gutenberg_calendar_block_has_published_posts', null );
+	$has_published_posts = get_option( 'wp_calendar_block_has_published_posts', null );
 	if ( null !== $has_published_posts ) {
 		return (bool) $has_published_posts;
 	}
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function block_core_calendar_has_published_posts() {
 function block_core_calendar_update_has_published_posts() {
 	global $wpdb;
 	$has_published_posts = (bool) $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT 1 as test FROM {$wpdb->posts} WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'publish' LIMIT 1" );
-	update_option( 'gutenberg_calendar_block_has_published_posts', $has_published_posts );
+	update_option( 'wp_calendar_block_has_published_posts', $has_published_posts );
 	return $has_published_posts;
 }