diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml b/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
index 2f57c23485c3d0ab4b97dd809315683c921f51cb..b8a15bcbb3707819001b5ab6016a5ba635b3dbe7 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Sales/view/frontend/templates/email/items.phtml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <?php echo $block->getChildHtml('order_totals') ?>
     </tbody>
 </table>
-<?php if ($this->helper('Magento\GiftMessage\Helper\Message')->isMessagesAvailable('order', $_order, $_order->getStore()) && $_order->getGiftMessageId()): ?>
+<?php if ($this->helper('Magento\GiftMessage\Helper\Message')->isMessagesAllowed('order', $_order, $_order->getStore()) && $_order->getGiftMessageId()): ?>
     <?php $_giftMessage = $this->helper('Magento\GiftMessage\Helper\Message')->getGiftMessage($_order->getGiftMessageId()); ?>
     <?php if ($_giftMessage): ?>
 <br />