diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/cache.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/cache.rb
index 690e5ce1946df..732ab4b7df7b3 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/cache.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/cache.rb
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ def convert_version_3_entry!
             @c = @compressed
             remove_instance_variable(:@compressed)
           end
-          if defined?(@expires_in) && defined?(@created_at)
+          if defined?(@expires_in) && defined?(@created_at) && @expires_in && @created_at
             @x = (@created_at + @expires_in).to_i
             remove_instance_variable(:@created_at)
             remove_instance_variable(:@expires_in)