diff --git a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
index 8ce9ba8a98e9cae252b47af9d1ed29a6791cc2a5..fefae6d04387e377c6340ae7cdf9fd1923ac8f47 100644
--- a/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
+++ b/ee/app/assets/javascripts/vue_merge_request_widget/stores/mr_widget_store.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export default class MergeRequestStore extends CEMergeRequestStore {
   setApprovals(data) {
     super.setApprovals(data);
 
-    this.approvalsLeft = data.approvalsRequired - data.approvedBy.nodes.length !== 0;
+    this.approvalsLeft = data.approvalsLeft;
     this.preventMerge = !this.isApproved;
 
     this.setState();