diff --git a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
index d1cd5ebaee..c97490e4fd 100644
--- a/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/modules/content_moderation/src/EventSubscriber/ConfigImportSubscriber.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigManagerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeManagerInterface;
+use Drupal\workflows\WorkflowInterface;
 
 /**
  * Check moderation states are not being used before updating workflow config.
@@ -89,7 +90,10 @@ protected function getWorkflow($config_name) {
       /** @var \Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigEntityTypeInterface $entity_type */
       $entity_type = $this->entityTypeManager->getDefinition($entity_type_id, FALSE);
       $entity_id = ConfigEntityStorage::getIDFromConfigName($config_name, $entity_type->getConfigPrefix());
-      return $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage($entity_type_id)->load($entity_id);
+      $entity = $this->entityTypeManager->getStorage($entity_type_id)->load($entity_id);
+      if ($entity instanceof WorkflowInterface) {
+        return $entity;
+      }
     }
   }