diff --git a/src/app/components/accordion/accordion.ts b/src/app/components/accordion/accordion.ts
index 975f44efb35..1a334e1bcd6 100755
--- a/src/app/components/accordion/accordion.ts
+++ b/src/app/components/accordion/accordion.ts
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ export class AccordionTab implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy {
         this.accordion.updateActiveIndex();
         this.changeDetector.markForCheck();
 
-        event.preventDefault();
+        event?.preventDefault();
     }
 
     findTabIndex() {