diff --git a/packages/native/src/useLinkBuilder.tsx b/packages/native/src/useLinkBuilder.tsx
index 6094cfaf..0d5e9917 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/useLinkBuilder.tsx
+++ b/packages/native/src/useLinkBuilder.tsx
@@ -52,14 +52,18 @@ export default function useLinkBuilder() {
     (name: string, params?: object) => {
       const { options } = linking;
 
-      // If we couldn't find a navigation object in context, we're at root
-      // So we'll construct a basic state object to use
+      if (options?.enabled === false) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+
       const state = navigation
         ? getRootStateForNavigate(navigation, {
             index: 0,
             routes: [{ name, params }],
           })
-        : {
+        : // If we couldn't find a navigation object in context, we're at root
+          // So we'll construct a basic state object to use
+          {
             index: 0,
             routes: [{ name, params }],
           };
diff --git a/packages/native/src/useLinkProps.tsx b/packages/native/src/useLinkProps.tsx
index d90ba1bd..e907fdfa 100644
--- a/packages/native/src/useLinkProps.tsx
+++ b/packages/native/src/useLinkProps.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ export default function useLinkProps({ to, action }: Props) {
           throw new Error("Couldn't find a navigation object.");
         }
       } else {
+        if (typeof to !== 'string') {
+          throw new Error(
+            `To 'to' option is invalid (found '${String(
+              to
+            )}'. It must be a valid string for navigation.`
+          );
+        }
+
         linkTo(to);
       }
     }