diff --git a/src/fields/validations.ts b/src/fields/validations.ts
index 961eb2ba2e..bd73b2c4fe 100644
--- a/src/fields/validations.ts
+++ b/src/fields/validations.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ const validateFilterOptions: Validate = async (value, { t, filterOptions, id, us
       const result = await payload.find({
         collection,
         depth: 0,
+        limit: 0,
         where: {
           and: [
             { id: { in: valueIDs } },