diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/barcode.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/barcode.js
index 08bb7b763f..859cbbb22a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/barcode.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/controls/barcode.js
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ frappe.ui.form.ControlBarcode = frappe.ui.form.ControlData.extend({
 	set_formatted_input(value) {
 		// Set values to display
 		let svg = value;
-		const barcode_value = $(svg).attr('data-barcode-value');
+		let barcode_value = '';
+
+		if (value && value.startsWith('<svg')) {
+			barcode_value = $(svg).attr('data-barcode-value');
+		}
 
 		if (!barcode_value && this.doc) {
 			svg = this.get_barcode_html(value);