diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.js b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.js
index 54b224be64e..c04b3a9d01f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.js
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ window.GOVUK.analyticsGa4.analyticsModules =
         const links = moduleElement.querySelectorAll('a')
         links.forEach((link) => {
           // Exclude links that serve as tab controls as they have their own event tracking
-          if (link.role === 'tab') {
+          // It would be preferable to use the role ARIA attribute to do this, but it's not present yet
+          // when this module is initialised because the tabs component adds the role.
+          // Component modules are initialised after analytics modules by GOV.UK Publishing components
+          if (link.classList.contains('govuk-tabs__tab')) {
             return
           }
           const event = {
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.spec.js b/spec/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.spec.js
index 9146fb628af..3a7faeec4e1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/admin/analytics-modules/ga4-link-setup.spec.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('GOVUK.analyticsGa4.analyticsModules.Ga4LinkSetup', function () {
   })
 
   it('excludes links that serve as tab controls', function () {
-    link.role = 'tab'
+    link.classList.add('govuk-tabs__tab')
 
     const Ga4LinkSetup = GOVUK.analyticsGa4.analyticsModules.Ga4LinkSetup
     Ga4LinkSetup.init()